1894-1895 The battle with the Qing dynasty, the great power of Asia, was the Sino-Japanese War . is.
The Korean Peninsula occupies an important position in Asian foreign policy.
Korea has been under the influence of China (Qing) for a long time, but Japan wanted to use it as a foothold to expand into the continent.
In addition to the aggressive motivation to advance to the continent and gain interests, if Russia moves south, I want to defend it outside of Japan ( I don't want to make mainland Japan a battlefield . ), And I thought that Japan needed Korea.
From the Qing dynasty's point of view, the fact that Korea is under Japanese control means that it will be invaded by Japan.
The offensive motivation of not wanting to take Korea, which has been under the influence for many years, and the defensive motivation that if Korea falls into the hands of Japan, it will be able to attack its own country from there. I had to protect myself.
In this way, the cause of the two countries was created, and Japan and Qing were in conflict.
The start of the Sino-Japanese War
The Sino-Japanese War is a rebellion of the Korean people Donghak Peasant War It begins with the Japanese and Qing troops advancing troops to Korea to deal with the situation.
Donghak Peasant War Both troops did not retire after the event, and especially Qing tried to send reinforcements to Korea. The Japanese troops, who are in trouble if they are sent reinforcements, attack the Qing fleet trying to join the Qing dynasty in Asan, Korea. This is the beginning of this war Battle of Pungdo is.
This naval battle is a Japanese victory The Qing dynasty will kill more than 1000 people.
After that, the Japanese army and the Qing army engaged in Seonghwan , This is also a Japanese victory It ends in.
Shortly thereafter, a formal declaration of war was made, and the two countries entered into a full-scale war.
Full-scale war with Qing
With the entry into a full-scale war, the battle became even larger, but the Japanese side continued to take control of the war. Army Battle of Pyongyang So, the Navy is Battle of the Yalu River Japan's big victory The Qing dynasty army in Korea will have difficulty maintaining the front line and will retreat from Korea.
Especially Battle of the Yalu River The defeat of the Qing dynasty had a great influence on the whereabouts of this war.
As a result of the destruction of the Beiyang Fleet, which is the main force of the Qing dynasty in this battle, the Qing dynasty loses command of the sea , Because it became difficult to stop the Japanese march.
After this, the Japanese army started to advance to the home country of Qing, taking this opportunity, and Kyurenjo etc. fell. Let me. Then, he attacks Lvshunkou, which is a key point of the Liaodong Peninsula, and causes it to fall.
Liaodong Peninsula, Shandong Peninsula The Qing dynasty, which was inferior in morale and equipment, could not take effective measures against the Japanese side, which was going to make a total attack, and was defeated one after another.
After the Beiyang Fleet was defeated in the Battle of the Yalu River, the remaining troops were trying to regain their posture by staying in Weihaiwei, but this Weihaiwei also fell and the Beiyang Fleet, which is the key to the protection of the Qing dynasty, disappeared completely. To do. The Japanese troops, who took full control of the sea due to the silence of the Beiyang Fleet, captured Zhuhu Island in preparation for the capture of Taiwan, and also captured the whole of Taiwan . Aim.
Due to the successive defeats and the disappearance of the Beiyang Fleet, the Qing dynasty, whose strength has been sharply reduced, offers peace to Japan. Although the Japanese army has won consecutive battles in a row, the Sino-Japanese War will end in response to this peace because it does not have the power to occupy the entire Qing dynasty.
Treaty of Shimonoseki and Triple Intervention
This peace is Treaty of Shimonoseki Qing is called Taiwan, Liaodong Peninsula, Penghu Islands in Japan Not only ceded, but also 200 million tails * compensation Will be paid. This large amount of compensation was rarely used for the people, and most of it was used for arms race.
Qing will lose control of Korea as well as pay compensation.
* The current monetary value is more than 300 million, which is more than double the national budget of Japan at that time.
Regarding the ceding of the Liaodong Peninsula under the Treaty of Shimonoseki, Russia, France / Germany Three countries interfere Therefore, it was decided that this ceded was not made, but other than that, it was a peace that almost all the requests of Japan were passed. In this way, Japan got compensation and the overseas territory of Taiwan, and started on the road to the empire.
This Triple Intervention There was strong opposition to Russia, especially to Russia, and the Russo-Japanese War The stairs to will be climbed from here.