The consequences of the Russo-Japanese War

The Consequences of the Russo-Japanese War

Why did Russia lose the Russo-Japanese War?

• Russia went to war with Japan in 1904, however, Tsar Nicholas II underestimated the scale of the war:
• The front was 6000 miles from St, Petersburg; it tooks troops six days to reach it.
• The Trans-Siberian railway was only a single track; trains could not run yp and down it at the same time, limiting the transportation of troops.
• Ammunitions was in short supply and the logistical organisation was chaotic.

What were the consequences of the war for Russia?

• The defeat was humiliating a it was the first time that a Western pwoer had been defeated by an Eastern power.
• It was likened to the battle between David and Goliath.
• It showed…