Objective: Identify the causes and consequences of Japanese expansion in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Task: Good morning! We'll start class with a brief discussion on Hong Kong and communism in contemporary China. Then, we'll play a game to review the Japan timeline. Then, we'll delve more deeply into the developments of modern Japan. Specifically, we'll consider the Meiji Restoration, the Sino-Japanese War, the emergence of extreme nationalism, and Japanese imperialism.
Homework:
- Tuesday, November 11 - Meiji Restoration fishbowl discussion (see explanation at HWC Day 42)
- Wednesday, November 12 - Chapter 11 reading quiz (reading notes may be used)
- Thursday, November 13 - "Top 10 Things to Know About Korea" reading discussion
- Monday, November 17 - Unit 5 Test
History in the News -
- Marking 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall - BBC, Al-Jazeera
- "The Long and Ugly Tradition of Treating Africa as a Dirty, Diseased Place" (Washington Post, 8/25/2014)
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