Word: corea
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...Would Russian annexation of Corea be justifiable...
...treaty was signed between the two countries stipulating that neither was to land troops in Corea without first notifying the other. China violated this treaty in the spring of 1894, when Corea applied to her for aid in putting down a rebellion. Japan at once landed troops at Chemulpo and offered to join China in reforming the government of Corea and establishing their independence. China refused and asked Japan to withdraw her troops...
Open hostilities began with the sinking of the Kow-Shing, July 25. Soon after the Chinese were crushingly defeated in the land battle of Ping Yan, which gave Japan control of Corea. It will undoubtedly be reckoned among the decisive battles of the world. The next day the Japanese were victorious in the great naval battle at the mouth of the Yalu. This gave them control of the sea and opened the way to the Gulf of Pechili, as the battle at Ping Yan had cleared the approaches to Manchuria. These two battles practically decided the war. The Chinese were...
...failure of China in this war is due to her total collapse as a sea power. She had a fair navy, which should have been used against Japan before the landing of large bodies of troops in Corea. With her sea communication cut off, Japan's army could have been starved out of Corea, and she could never have carried on a campaign in China. The Chinese had not the mechanical turn required for the modern warships. They are not essentially seamen like the Japanese. China is divided into provinces differing from one another in speech and manners. In fact...
...little islands across the Atlantic and here we have similar competition growing up in three small islands across the Pacific. For the honor of this country, it is to be hoped that we may acquire dominion over the Hawaiian Islands as an offset to the Japanese hold on Corea...