The Sino-Japanese War, also known as the Sino-Japanese War, fought from 1894 to 1895 as a war between the Qing Dynasty of China and the Japanese Empire. Here's the story of the war:
The First Sino-Japanese War was caused by the Korean issue on the Korean Peninsula. Both Japan and China tried to gain influence in Korea, and Japan was unhappy after the Qing Dynasty sent troops to suppress a Korean peasant uprising.
In July 1894, there was an anti-Qing ** in Korea, the Qing Dynasty sent troops to suppress it, and Japan proposed diplomacy to the Qing Dynasty on the grounds of protecting its own interests, but the Qing court refused.
On July 25, 1894, Japan declared war on the Qing Dynasty, officially breaking out the Sino-Japanese War. Japanese forces quickly occupied Korea and achieved a series of victories in naval and land battles.
The most famous naval battles in the First Sino-Japanese War were the Battle of the Yellow Sea and the Battle of Weihaiwei. In both naval battles, the Japanese navy defeated the Qing navy with its modern fleet and tactics.
Treaty of Shimonoseki: On April 17, 1895, the Qing Dynasty was forced to sign the Treaty of Shimonoseki, ending the Sino-Japanese War. According to the treaty, the Qing Dynasty ceded Taiwan and the Penghu Islands to Japan with an indemnity of 2200 million taels**, open a number of ports to Japan**, and cede the Liaodong Peninsula to **.
After the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, the prestige of the Qing Dynasty in the international community was seriously damaged, and it also triggered a series of reform and reform movements in China's modern history, such as the Wuxu Reform.
The outcome of the First Sino-Japanese War had a far-reaching impact on China, marking the further disintegration of China's traditional system and accelerating the pace of China's modernization and reform.