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Question: The treaty of portsman was intended to bring a peaceful end to the russo-japanese war. By 1904, Russia and Japan had bean arguing over a section of Manchuria (an area of northeast china).the Russians had entered the region, and along with Germany and France, forced Japan to give up its demands for ports of south Manchuria. So Japan attacked the Russian fleet prior to any declaration of war, surprising the Russian navy and earning an early victory. Over the following year, the two forces fought in Korea and the sea of Japan. War casualties were high on both sides. By 1905, the combination of these losses and the economic cost of financing the war led both countries to seek an end the war. The Japanese asked us president theodore Roosevelt to negotiate a peace agreement and representatives of the two nations met in Portsmouth, new Hampshire in 1905. For the sake of maintaining the balance of power and equal economic opportunity in the region, theodore Roosevelt preferred that the war end on terms that left both Russia and Japan a role to play in northeast china. Though excited by the Japanese military victories, Roosevelt worried about the consequences to American interests if Japan managed to drive Russia out entirely. The Treaty ultimately gave Japan control of korea and much of south Manchuria, including port Arthur and the railway that connected it with the rest of the region, along with the southern half of Sakhalin island; Russian power was curtailed in the region, but it was not required to pay japan's war costs. Because neither nation was a strong financial position to continue the war easily, both were forced to compromise in the terms of the peace. So what does this do with american imperialism? To answer that, lets step even further back into history to the early 1800s. during this period the American idea of Manifest Destiny was rising to new heights. President Thomas Jefferson advocated for an America that stretched from Atlantic to pacific. Fast forward 90 years, and America does stretch from one coast to the other which led some to wonder, why not keep going? That's the idea of imperialism in a nutshell, a notion of a national mission to spread American culture, power and ideology throughout the world. The Treaty of Portsmouth elevated America to international mediator. And although Roosevelt main mission was peace between Russia and Japan , he also desired to create a precedent for america's involvement in Asian political affairs. From the 1850s leading into the treaty of Portsmouth , the united states has expanded its influence across the pacific: Jarvis island, midway, Hawaii, guam and samoa, just to name a few examples. The treaty of Portsmouth therefore was just one more step toward making America a relevant power in asia.

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