Bringing in the New Century Wrong: Pacific Woes

On January 26, 1904, Japan declared war on Russia as a result of disputed territory in Korea and Manchuria.  For the past 40 years Japan had been an emerging power in the Pacific due a spur of hyper-industrialization.  Japan grew to the point where Russia invited a conflict with them as a means solidifying grasp in the regions mentioned above.  The Russians were subsequently embarrassed and suffered defeat at the hands of Japanese.  This conflict only depend the public's grievances against the government and fueled the liberal led revolution at hand.