Edo Japan
Colonial Japan
WWI
WWII
MISC
100

When was the Tokugawa period?

1603-1868

100

When did Japan colonize Korea?

1910

100

When did WWI happen?

1914-1918

100

When did WWII happen?

1914-1918

100
What was your favorite topic that we studied?

EVERYTHING

200
What were the names of the two outcaste groups?

Eta/Kawate and Hinin

200

What were the goals behind Japan's colonial expansion?

Gain access to natural resources, deal with the increased population density, earn prestige, etc...

200

Why did Japan join WWI?

Anglo-Japanese Alliance

200

Why did Japan join WWII?

US Embargo on oil and other natural materials + Hull Note disturbed Japan's war effort in China.

200

Who was Katsu Kokichi?

A lower ranking samurai known for his exploits

300
Name 3 Shogun

Ieyasu, Hidetada, Iemitsu, Ietsuna, Tsunayoshi, etc...

300

Name three colonial territories owned by Japan

Korea, Taiwan, Manchuria

300

What was WWI called before WWII?

The Great War

300

How did the Pearl Harbor attacks fail to achieve their goal?

Failure to destroy the aircraft carriers, ship repair facilities, oil tanks, etc...
300
Explain the method for conducting a Paper 1-style source analysis.

OPCVL

400

Edo Japan was not completely secluded from the outside world. Name four foreign powers that the shogunate dealt with.

Ryukyu, Ainu, Dutch, Chinese

400

Explain a colonial policy

δΊ”ζ—ε…±ε’Œ/Integrative policy in Manchuria.

Education in Korea.


400

What are some issues with the Treaty of Versailles?

Overly harsh punishment, no racial equality cause, China problem, etc...

400
Which battle was the most decisive turning point in the Pacific War, and why?

Battle of Midway 1942. Most of Japan's navy/experienced officers are lost.

400

Conduct an APA citation for Zion Ikesue's article "Greatest Teacher Alive" published in 2025.

Ikesue, Z. (2025). Greatest Teacher Alive. 

500
Explain both the short-term and long-term factors that led to the downfall of the shogunate.

ST: Perry

LT: Economic, Kokugaku/Rangaku

500

Explain Japan's reasoning for colonizing Korea.

Assassination of former PM Ito Hirobumi by An Jeung-Gun, Saigo's Dagger, etc...

500

Explain both the short-term and long-term factors that led to WWI.

ST: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

LT: Militarization, Imperialism, Nationalism, Alliances

500

Explain the factors that led to WWII.

Weaknesses of LoN, Appeasement, Imperialism, Militarism, Nationalism, ToV, etc...
500

Explain two narratives of the atomic bombing of Japan.

The Promethean Narrative

Anti-Soviet Narrative

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