[DOC] [TLE] Japan's Attack on Port Arthur | History Today [PAR] The Battle of Port Arthur began on February 8th, 1904. ... the Japanese launched 
a sudden, surprise attack on the Russian naval base of Port Arthur on ... of the 
China Sea, the Japanese overran Korea and invaded Manchuria in force. ... two 
men, almost starting a war with Britain and eventually having to pay 
compensation. [DOC] [TLE] Russo-Japanese War - Wikipedia [PAR] The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904  5 September 1905) was fought 
between the ... By the late 19th century, Japan had transformed itself into a 
modernized industrial state. ... In December 1897 a Russian fleet appeared off 
Port Arthur. ... China leased (to Russia) Port Arthur, Talienwan and the 
surrounding waters. [DOC] [TLE] February 8 1904 - A surprise Japanese torpedo attack at Port Arthur ... [PAR] On February 8, 1904, Japan launched a surprise attack on Russia in Port Arthur 
... The attack announced the commencement of the Russo-Japanese War, one of 
... of the 19th century it became evident that the once mighty Chinese Empire was 
... China had already leased Russia, Port Arthur one of the few ice-free ports on... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about EUROPEAN HIST. - StudyStack [PAR] WAR BETWEEN FRANCE AND SPAIN IN ORDER TO UNITE THE TWO STATES 
.... ON FEB.8, 1904, THIS COUNTRY ATTACKED PORT ARTHUR, A CHINESE 
PORT LEASED BY THE RUSSIANS, BEGINNING A 19-MONTH WAR, JAPAN. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about WORLD HISTORY - StudyStack [PAR] THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS AND THE 1967 ARAB-ISRAELI WAR 
OCCURRED ...... ON FEB.8, 1904, THIS COUNTRY ATTACKED PORT ARTHUR, 
A CHINESE PORT LEASED BY THE RUSSIANS, BEGINNING A 19-MONTH 
WAR, JAPAN. [DOC] [TLE] Japanese capture Russian naval base at Port Arthur - Jan 02, 1905 ... [PAR] On February 4, 1904, the Japanese launched a surprise attack on Port Arthur, ... 
the city in 1895, but beginning in 1898 it had been leased to the Russians, ... 
violent rebellion he faced within his own country, Czar Nicholas accepted the .... 
During the Russo-Japanese War, Port Arthur, the Russian naval base in China, 
falls... [DOC] [TLE] Russo-Japanese War: Japan's First Big Surprise | HistoryNet [PAR] Nov 2, 2012 ... If you were handicapping a war between the Russian and Japanese empires in 
... 1850s, the country had embarked on a crash modernization program. ... On 
Feb. 8, 1904, Japan opened hostilities with a surprise attack on Russia's ... who 
had wrested Port Arthur from the Chinese during the previous war. [DOC] [TLE] Historical Dictionary of the RussoJapanese War - Department of ... [PAR] A view of the harbor of Port Arthur a few days before the sur- ... that changed 
Russia into an entirely different country. .... In China, the war was a catalyst for the 
revolution of .... year of the Meiji era in Japan, appears in this book as 8 February 
1904. ..... army and navy units begin to attack Sakhalin (completed 7 August). 24. [DOC] [TLE] British Assistance to the Japanese Navy during the Russo ... - JStor [PAR] In February 1904 Japan went to war with Russia to prevent the Tsar's Empire 
from ... destroyed the Russian Pacific Fleet in Port Arthur in the south of 
Manchuria. ... made clear at the beginning of the Russo-Japanese war that it 
hoped to ... Japan to attack them.11 The following month the Russian paper 
Novosti ..... Page 8... [DOC] [TLE] e-asia.uoregon.edu - UO Libraries [PAR] On the night of 8 February 1904, ten Japanese destroyers attacked the Russian 
fleet anchored at Port Arthur, Manchuria and began the Russo-Japanese War. [DOC] [TLE] Russian-Japanese War 1904-5: IN Pictures - HISTORY IN IMAGES ... [PAR] Russian ships fired upon by Japanese artillery at Port Arthur. ... Two years later 
Saint Petersburg forced the Chinese into leasing Port Arthur to Russia, together 
... After all, Japan was a newly emergent country, whose naval officers might 
have ... 8, 1904, when the main Japanese fleet launched a surprise attack and

Question: On Feb. 8, 1904 this country attacked Port Arthur, a Chinese port leased by the Russians, beginning a 19-month war
Answer: Japan