Before revision: "The Rise and Fall of the Zaibatsu: Japan's Industrial and Economic Modernization", David A. C. Addicott, Pepperdine University, URL They held great influence over Japanese national and foreign policies which only increased following the Japanese victory over Russia in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 and Japan's victories over Germany during World War I.
After revision: They held great influence over Japanese national and foreign policies which only increased following the Japanese victory over Russia in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 and Japan's victories over Germany during World War I.