Kwantung Leased Territory

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A Japanese Concession in China.

Establishment

September 1905: The former Russian leasehold of Kwantung on the Liaodong Peninsula with the naval port of Port Arthur fell to Japan.

Chronology

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1. Russo-Japanese War

Was a war between the Japanese Empire and the Russian Empire over the control of Manchuria and Korea.

1.1.Treaty of Portsmouth

The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War. Manchuria was given back to Qing China. The southern portion of Sakhalin island was gained by Japan.

Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.

2.1.World War II (Asia & Pacific)

Was the East Asian, South Asian and Pacific theatre of World War II.

2.1.1.Japanese Surrender (World War II)

Were the evacuation of the Japanese forces from occupied territories after the formal surrender of the Empire of Japan.

August 1945: The Kwantung Leased Territory was occupied by the Soviet Union.