1. How did domestic issues impact on foreign policy?

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Lesson Objectives
To analyse the impact of domestic political, economic, and social pressures on foreign policy after 1922

​Lesson Task

1. ​Read pages 19-24 of your textbooks. Make a table listing all the political, economic, social, and cultural changes in society during the 1920s. For each change noted, explain how it either:
   1. Strengthened Japanese democracy and society and internationalism
   2. Weakened Japanese democracy and encouraged ultra-nationalism
2. Next, plot each of the major changes of the period on a 'living graph' to show whether it either strengthened or weakened democracy on the vertical axis, and the date of the change/event on the horizontal axis. Use a different colour for each type of change.
3. Answer this summary question - 'How did domestic issues in 1920s Japan impact on its foreign policy?'
   
4. Complete Activity 10 on page 23. Swap your answers with a partner and mark each others' work.

​Core Readings

1. Read: Hanneman, M.L. (2001). Japan Faces the World, 1925-1952. p. 15-36. According to Hanneman, what encouraged the growth of ultra nationalism in 1920s-30s Japan?
2. Read: Buruma, I. (2004). Inventing Japan, 1853-1964. p. 65-84 - Make a list of the events, ideas, and philosophies that influenced the ultranationalist beliefs of men like Nishida Kitaro, Kita Ikki and Takamura Kotaro.

Example of a 'living graph'

2. How did instability in China affect Japanese foreign policy?

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Lesson Objectives
To evaluate the role of political instability as a contributory factor in the rise of Japanese imperialism

​Lesson Tasks

1. ​Read pages 25-27 of your textbooks. Make a timeline of events in China from 1911 to 1931. For each event, suggest how it would have impacted on Japanese foreign policy.
2. Why was instability in China a problem for Japanese interests in the region?
3. Complete Activities 11-12 on pages 25-26.

​Core Readings

1. Read: Gordon, A. (2003). A Modern History of Japan. p. 173-181. According to Gordon, issues influence Sino-Japanese Relations during the 1920s?