Core Study Japan National Study 1904-1937

Resource Description

Core Study: Japan National Study 1904-1937

CONTENT FOCUS Students investigate key focus in the history of Japan 1904-1937. The historical concepts and skills content is to be integrated as appropriate.

Key features

– Nature and role of nationalism

– Nature and impact of internationalism

– Successes and failures of democracy.

– Changes in society. – Nature of impact of militarism.

– Tensions between tradition and modernisation.

– Aims and impact of Japanese foreign policy.

Content

Survey

– Japan as an emerging power, including

● Impact of Japanese expansion: Russo-Japanese War, annexation of Korea.

● Status as a great power: 21 (demands, role in WW1, Washington Conference).

● Political, social and economic issues in Japan by 1921.