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 the Pearson textbook and pages 21-23 of the Oxford textbook. 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 (left-wing/liberal change)
   2. Weakened Japanese democracy and encouraged ultra-nationalism (right-wing/authoritarian change)
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 9 and 10 on page 23. Swap your answers with a partner and mark each others' work.

​Supplementary Readings

1. Hane, M. (2012). Modern Japan - A Historical Survey. p. 239-255. For a detailed review of political developments from 1918-1932.
2. Goto-Jones. (2009). Modern Japan - A Very Short Introduction, p. 71-76 - For a brief overview of post-WW1 Japan.

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

​Supplementary 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?