Russia->America<-Japan - Settlement of the Russo-Japanese War
Russia > America < Japan, in Portsmouth, "debating" over the settlement of the Russo-Japanese War (trying to out-do each other in impressing/pleasing Alfred)
It's a bit of a chunk to read, but I can't find the relevant info online so here's a section from my textbook, which inspired the request:
... But as the war dragged on, Japan began to run short of men and yen -- a weakness it did not want to betray to the enemy. Tokyo officials therefore approached Roosevelt in the deepest secrecy and asked him to help sponsor peace negotiations.
Roosevelt agreed and shepherded together the delegates of the two sides together at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1905. The Japanese presented stern demands for a huge indemnity and the entire strategic island of Sakhalin, while the Russians stubbornly refused to admit the depths of their defeat. Blustering at both sides behind the scenes, Roosevelt forced through an accord in which the Japanese received no indemnity for the losses and only the southern half of Sakhalin.
Request Link: here
Fill: Negotiations
Status: complete
It's a bit of a chunk to read, but I can't find the relevant info online so here's a section from my textbook, which inspired the request:
... But as the war dragged on, Japan began to run short of men and yen -- a weakness it did not want to betray to the enemy. Tokyo officials therefore approached Roosevelt in the deepest secrecy and asked him to help sponsor peace negotiations.
Roosevelt agreed and shepherded together the delegates of the two sides together at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1905. The Japanese presented stern demands for a huge indemnity and the entire strategic island of Sakhalin, while the Russians stubbornly refused to admit the depths of their defeat. Blustering at both sides behind the scenes, Roosevelt forced through an accord in which the Japanese received no indemnity for the losses and only the southern half of Sakhalin.
Request Link: here
Fill: Negotiations
Status: complete