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ESSENTIAL QUESTION
THAT WILL FOCUS
TEACHING AND
LEARNING:
• Students will examine
the nature and growth of
Japanese militarism in the
late 19th and early 20th
centuries
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
• Why did the Japanese
become imperialistic?
• What was the response of
Russia and China?
• What was the response
of the U.S. and other
Western nations?
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS, AND ENDURING
UNDERSTANDINGS:
A: STUDENTS WILL KNOW:
• The origin of Japanese
imperialism
• The political situation in Japan and China
• The geography of Japan and China
B: STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND
THAT:
• China faced fourteen years of war
compared to the U.S.’s four years.
• China, by ferocious fi ghting unexpected
by the Japanese, kept the Japanese
concentrated on defeating China,
allowing the Allies time to be better
prepared for the Pacifi c War (1941-1945).
• Emperor Hirohito (Shōwa) and Prime
Minister Tōjō are controversial fi gures.
• Students should understand how certain
ideological factors, such as nationalism,
imperialism, and militarism, infl uenced
the outbreak of wars
C: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
• Discuss the racism in Japan and in the
West during this period.
• Examine and interpret maps from the
Asia-Pacifi c War (1931-1941) and the
Pacifi c War (1941-1945)
• Discuss the incidents that led to the
Asia-Pacifi c War (1931-1941)
• Discuss China’s role in the Pacifi c War
(1941-1945).
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ASSESSMENT (EVIDENCE
OF KNOWLEDGE AND
UNDERSTANDING):
STUDENTS WILL:
• Explain the terms Nationalism,
Militarism, and Imperialism.
• Explain the reasons the Japanese
transformed from a preindustrial
society to an industrial
society.
• Explain the new direction
Japan took in the 1930s and the
reasons for this.
• Explain the course of the Asia-
Pacifi c War (1931-1941) and the
Pacifi c War (1941-1945).
• Discuss the differences and/
or similarities between WWII in
Europe and Asia.