SDHF Newsletter No.192 New History Textbook for Middle School (10)

New History Textbook for Middle School Students
Series No. 10, Chapter 5: Modern Japan and the World (Part 2)
The Taisho Period and first half of the Showa Period
–Sections 2

December 4, 2017

Series No. 10 contains Chapter 5, Sections 2.

Chapter 5, Section2: Japan in World War II
Topic 73– The impact of the Great Depression
What effects did the Great Depression that started in 1929 have on Japan and
the world?
* The Economic Blocs and Japan
Topic 74 – The ascent of communism and fascism
What were the differences and commonalities between communism and fascism, two of the twentieth century’s most consequential ideologies?
* The Comintern and World Communism
　 Topic 75 – The anti-Japanese movement in China and the failure of cooperative diplomacy
At a time when cabinets were party-based, why did Japan’s policy of cooperative diplomacy fail?
* Shidehara Kijuro’s Appeal to China for Prudence
* John MacMurray’s Views on the Situation in China
Topic 76– The Manchurian Incident and foundation of Manchukuo
How did the Manchurian Incident start and what was the world’s reaction to it?
* Summary of the Report of the Lytton Commission (September 1932)
Topic 77 – The Second Sino-Japanese War (The China Incident)
How did the Second Sino-Japanese War begin?
* Why Were China and Japan Unable to Avert War?
* HISTORICAL KEYWORDS – Incident
Topic 78– The deterioration of US-Japan relations over China
How did US-Japan disputes over China originate and why did they intensify?
* Foreign Support for Chiang Kai-shek
Topic 79 – The start of World War II
How did World War II begin and in what ways did it affect Japan?
* Excerpt from the Hull Note (November 26, 1941)
* The Japanese People Who Saved the Lives of Persecuted Jews – Higuchi
Kiichiro and Sugihara Chiune
Topic 80 – The Greater East Asian War (Pacific War)
How did the Greater East Asian War unfold?
Topic 81 – The Greater East Asia Conference and the nations of Asia
What was the significance of Japan’s war to the peoples of Asia?
* Excerpts from the Greater East Asia Declaration
* The Indonesians Who Welcomed the Japanese Military as Liberators
*How Japan’s Actions Inspired the Peoples of Asia
Topic 82 –The lives of civilians on the home front
What was life like in the final years of World War II for civilians living in Japan?
* What Was the “Name Change Policy”?
Topic 83 – Diplomacy to end the war and the defeat of Japan
What brought World War II to an end in Asia?
* Excerpts from the Potsdam Declaration
* The “Sacred Decision” of Emperor Hirohito Excerpted from the Testimony of
Chief Cabinet Secretary Sakomizu Hisatsune
* JAPAN AS SEEN THROUGH FOREIGN EYES
The Greater East Asian War and the Independence of Asia
Though Japan lost the war that it fought in the name of Asian liberation, Asia
did manage to throw off the shackles of colonialism and achieve independence.
*Asian Countries That Achieved Independence After World War II
* I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT…
The International Laws of War and War Crimes
CHAPTER 5 SUMMARY:: SUMMING UP THE MODERN PERIOD (PART 2)
MINI HISTORICAL DICTIONARY
(explanation of key terms in less than 100 words)

URL: https://www.sdh-fact.com/book-article/1086/

PDF: https://www.sdh-fact.com/CL02_2/Chapter-5-Section-2.pdf

Questions are welcome.

MOTEKI Hiromichi, Acting Chairman
for KASE Hideaki, Chairman
Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact