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  1. History Assessments
  2. Background Knowledge
  3. 1900s
  4. Russo-Japanese War
Topic: World History
Historical Skills: Background Knowledge, Contextualization
Time Period: 1900s
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Alternative Versions of Assessment

  • Gold Rush
  • Berlin Wall
  • Bonus Army
  • Cuban Missile Crisis Photograph
  • Dust Bowl
  • Homestead Strike
  • Iranian Revolution
  • KKK Parade
  • March on Washington
  • Munich Conference
  • Russian Revolution
  • Sit-Down Strike
  • Tulsa Massacre

Russo-Japanese War

To answer this question correctly, students must identify the event depicted in a historical photograph and clearly explain why the event is historically significant. For the first question, successful students will identify this as a photo of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). For Question 2, successful students might elaborate on one or more of the following:

  • The Russo-Japanese War resulted in a dramatic shift in the balance of power in East Asia. The war severely curtailed Russia’s imperialistic aims in Asia and greatly expanded Japan’s power in the region.
  • Russia’s defeat helped fuel the Russian Revolution of 1905, which resulted in significant governmental reforms, including the establishment of a constitutional monarch in place of absolute autocracy.
  • The Treaty of Portsmouth was brokered by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, which elevated Roosevelt’s international profile and represented the United States’ growing international influence.
  • As part of the peace treaty, Russia acknowledged Japanese imperial claims over the Korean Peninsula. Japan then annexed Korea in 1910. 

Level: Proficient

Question 1
Student clearly and specifically identifies the event depicted in the photograph.

Question 2
Student clearly and specifically explains why the event is historically significant.

Level: Emergent

Question 1
Student provides correct information related to the event but does not clearly identify the significant event.

Question 2
Student correctly elaborates on the event but does not clearly explain why the event is historically significant.

Level: Basic

Question 1
Student does not correctly identify the event.

Question 2
Student does not provide a correct or relevant explanation for why the event is historically significant.

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Alternative Versions of Assessment

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    Gold Rush

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  • Berlin Wall in 1961. From the Library of Congress

    Berlin Wall

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    Bonus Army

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  • Soviet missile equipment being loaded at port in Cuba 1962. From the Library of Congress

    Cuban Missile Crisis Photograph

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  • Child of farmer image

    Dust Bowl

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  • Homestead Strike image

    Homestead Strike

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  • Iranian Revolution of 1979. From the Library of Congress

    Iranian Revolution

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  • KKK parade image

    KKK Parade

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  • March on Washington image

    March on Washington

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  • Munich Agreement image

    Munich Conference

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  • Photograph of soldiers in Saint Petersburg. From the Library of Congress

    Russian Revolution

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  • Sitdown strikers image

    Sit-Down Strike

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  • Tulsa, Oklahoma image

    Tulsa Massacre

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