For 10 points, name this war of 1904-1905 named for the two world powers involved.
The lead-up to this conflict saw acquisition by one party of a strip of land southeast from Harbin, which led to another party being forced to abdicate privileges gained in the Treaty of Shimonoseki, especially a lease on Lü-shun. Over 160,000 troops died in the final land battle of this war, Mukden. One side's incompetent leadership included a commander who surrendered a siege with over three months of supplies remaining, thus losing Port Arthur. The Trans-Siberian Railroad was am important supply route for one party to this war, whose loss provoked the issuance of the October Manifesto. This war was decided by the naval Battle of Tsushima, after which negotiations for the Treaty of Portsmouth began. For 10 points, name this war of 1904-1905 named for the two world powers involved.
The lead-up to this conflict saw acquisition by one party of a strip of land southeast from Harbin, which led to another party being forced to abdicate privileges gained in the Treaty of Shimonoseki, especially a lease on Lü-shun.
the {Russo-Japanese} War