Saturday, August 18, 2007

MWH3.3.9.War in the Pacific

Topic: War in the Pacific
Essential Question: How did Japan become an imperial power?
    • Watch clips on feudal Japan
  • Understanding goals:
    • How did Japan modernise in the period 1854-1893?
      • Role of the West
      • Rivalry between clans
      • Meiji Restoration
    • Why did Japan become an imperial power?
      • Age of imperialism
      • Search for economic security
      • Rise of militarism
  • Performances:
    • Here are some events in the power history of Japan.
      • Treaty of Kanagawa (1854)
      • Meiji Restoration (1868)
      • Sino-Japanese War I (1894-5)
      • Russo-Japanese (1904-5)
      • WWI & Shantung Issue (1918)
      • Washington Naval Conference (1922)
      • Kellog-Briand Pact (1927)
      • London Naval Conference (1930)
      • Manchurian Incident (1931)
      • Sino-Japanese War II (1936)
      • Anti-Comintern Pact (1937)
      • Tripartite Pact (1940)
      • Pearl Harbour (1941)
    • Research these events for their context and significance.
    • Plot these events on the Rise & Fall of Japan chart to indicating the power/prestige factor that Japan gained /lost through these events.
    • Justify your ratings for each of these events.
  • Assessment:
    • Check on CA2 corrections, HSS Workbook exercises.