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100 Years Ago ~ World War 0 ~ Treaty of Portsmouth
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Treaty of Portsmouth now seen as global turning point
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The past that ended the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 is considered by some historians today as the actual first world war.
For a month 100 years ago, a quiet New England port held the focus of the world.
From Aug. 9 to Sept. 5, diplomats were thrown together with local ladies clubs, and foreign reporters swooped onto picket-fenced streets and called the town a beacon of hope to end the cataclysm between "East" and "West."
In fact, the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05, fought mostly in Manchuria, was so profound in its effect that some historians now call it "World War 0."
The scale and severity of the clashes, and the possibility that Europe might join in, frightened the entire world. Japan lost 110,000 soldiers in the first year. Russia's great Baltic Navy steamed four months to the Pacific - then lost 16 battleships in 36 hours in the Tsushima Strait. After 18 months Russia didn't win a battle. Its proud image was shattered. Japan destroyed the myth of European invincibility, but was nearly bankrupt. Neither side wanted talks. Neither wanted a mediator.
01-02-2006, 20:44
100 Years Ago ~ World War 0 ~ Treaty of Portsmouth 
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