Ans: Russo-Japanese War, (1904–05), military conflict in which a victorious Japan forced Russia to abandon its expansionist policy in East Asia, thereby becoming the first Asian power in modern times to defeat a European power.
The <span>navigation acts & mercantilism were aimed to limit the trade within
the empire and had put many restrictions, the reason was that the British did
not want to lose the valuable gold and assets to foreigners, the Sugar Act and
such restrictions forced the colonists away from foreign products and this
caused the colonies to anger. The result was a great dissatisfaction against
British and eventually the Revolutionary war.</span>
