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Q: What was the First Sino-Japanese War?

The First Sino-Japanese War was the conflict between Japan and China in 1894–95 that marked the emergence of Japan as a major world power and demonstrated the weakness of the Chinese empire. The war grew out of the conflict between the two countries for supremacy in Korea.

Q: Where did the First Sino-Japanese War start?

The First Sino-Japanese War broke out in Korea, following the Tonghak rebellion and the Chinese government's involvement at the request of the Korean king. The Japanese considered this a violation of the Li-Itō Convention, and they sent 8,000 troops to Korea.

Q: What was the outcome of the First Sino-Japanese War?

After the declaration of the First Sino-Japanese War on August 1, 1894, Japanese troops scored quick and overwhelming victories on both land and sea. By March 1895, the Japanese controlled Shandong province and Manchuria and commanded the sea approaches to Beijing. The Chinese sued for peace. The Treaty of Shimonoseki finally ended the conflict.

Q: What were the terms of the treaty that ended the First Sino-Japanese War?

The First Sino-Japanese War ended with the Treaty of Shimonoseki , in which China recognized the independence of Korea and ceded Taiwan, the adjoining Pescadores, and the Liaodong Peninsula in Manchuria to Japan. China also agreed to pay a large indemnity and to give Japan trading privileges on Chinese territory.

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Category: History & Society

Date:: August 1, 1894 - April 17, 1895

Location:: China; Manchuria; Korea

Participants:: China; Japan

Major Events:: Tonghak Uprising; Battle of the Yalu River

Key People:: Danshaku Suzuki Kantarō; Yamagata Aritomo

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What was the First Sino-Japanese War?

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What were the terms of the treaty that ended the First Sino-Japanese War?

First Sino-Japanese War, conflict between Japan and China in 1894–95 that marked the emergence of Japan as a major world power and demonstrated the weakness of the Chinese empire. The war grew out of conflict between the two countries for supremacy in Korea. Korea had long been China’s most important client state, but its strategic location opposite the Japanese islands and its natural resources of coal and iron attracted Japan’s interest. In 1875 Japan, which had begun to adopt Western technology, forced Korea to open itself to foreign, especially Japanese, trade and to declare itself independent from China in its ...(100 of 556 words)

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