Answer:
The statement is true. Japan proved to the world that it was a rising power by defeating Russia’s navy in 1905.
Explanation:
The Russian-Japanese War was the first major war of the 20th century. It took place from February 1904 to September 1905, and its main cause was the control of Manchuria and Korea.
Since the end of the 19th century, the Far East had become one of the great centers of tension between the powers. Having debilitated China as the principal area of ambition, the European powers, especially Great Britain and Russia, and the new non-European powers, Japan and the United States, aspired to extend their scope of influence. The Russian threat led to the signing of a British-Japanese alliance in 1902. This alliance prepared the ground for a long-awaited confrontation, the war between Japan and Russia. The Japanese victory was total both on land and sea, and without the need for British help.
With the defeat of the Russian fleet at the Battle of Tsushima, the tsar had to sign the Treaty of Portsmouth, through which he had to hand over Liaoyang and Port Arthur, to transfer half South of Sakhalin Island, to leave the territories that he had leased to Manxuria and recognized the Japanese influence on Korea.
