Treaty of Portsmouth
1905 peace accord
The Treaty of Portsmouth ended the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, negotiated in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with Theodore Roosevelt as mediator.
Japan gained control of Korea and parts of Manchuria, marking the first modern military victory of an Asian power over a European one.
Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the agreement.
- Theodore RooseveltTwenty-sixth American president
- balance of powerEqual distribution of influence
- ManchuriaNortheastern Chinese region
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- KoreaEast Asian divided peninsula
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- 19th Century TreatiesCongress of Vienna, Geneva Convention, Hague Conventions, Berlin Conference, Holy Alliance
- Peace Treatiespeace accord, Peace of Westphalia, Camp David Accords, Oslo Accords, Geneva Accords
- Russo-Japanese WarRusso-Japanese War, Manchuria, Japan, Russia, Russian Empire
- treatiestreaties, peace treaties, alliances, diplomatic pacts, bilateral agreements
- imperialismempire building, colonization, imperial expansion, British Empire, colonies
- Sakhalinoil fields, gas fields, coal deposits, fishing industry, salmon fishing
Treaty of Portsmouthdeclaration of war
Formal announcement of hostilities
war declaration · act of war · military aggression · armed conflict · invasion
Treaty of PortsmouthMolotov-Ribbentrop Pact
1939 German-Soviet nonaggression treaty