Essay: Imperial Japan: 1894-1945
Historian Jonathan Lipman provides an overview of Japanese political history during this period, situating it within the larger context of East Asia and Japan's views towards East Asia.
Question: What topics about Japan are of greatest interest to Elementary school teachers?
What topics about Japan are of greatest interest to Elementary school teachers?
Resource: Celebration of the Fall of Nanjing
Tokyo residents celebrated the fall of Nanjing by carrying lanterns in front of the Imperial Palace and Imperial Diet Building.
Resource: Imperial Japan: 1894-1945
Historian Jonathan Lipman provides an overview of Japanese political history during this period, situating it within the larger context of East Asia and Japan's views towards East Asia.
Essay: Focusing on Imperial Japan
Experienced teachers know the opening minutes of a class set the tone, both intellectual and atmospheric, for the remainder of the lesson. Scholars well know that the opening lines of a monograph shape how many readers will understand the remainder of the work.
Unit: Heroes and Constitutions, Imperial Japan in the Elementary Classroom
Grade Level: ElementarySubject Area: Social Studies
All modern nations struggle with issues of the balance between rights and responsibilities of citizens, formation of national identity, and use of national symbols. These lessons, using source documents and methods designed for the elementary student, use Japan to examine fundamental issues of rights and identity common to most young nations.
