History of Japanese Culture and Institutions : History 256
Topic Ten:  Imperial Japan

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  Essay
1.  Discuss the success and failure of Japan's empire building prior to World War I.
2.  Discuss the strength and weakness of Japan's political system prior to World War I.
3.  Explain the Taisho Political Crisis.
4.  How and why did Japan become involved in World War I?


Identifications: Identify and discuss the importance of the following items.
Yamagata Aritomo, Admiral Alfred T. Mahan, Vladivostok, Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, Portsmouth Treaty, Ashio Cooper Mines, Seiyukai,
Katsura Taro, Saionji Kimmochi, Hara Kei, zaibatsu, Taisho Period, "Twenty-One Demands," Mingei

Reading Assignment

Conrad Schirokauer, A Brief History of Japanese Civilization, Chapter  10
 

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