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Imperial Democracy and Colonial Expansion, 1890-1945
UnitIn five activity and primary source-intensive lessons that address the major social and political shifts of the period from 1890 to 1945, the authors emphasize that these shifts were interdependent forces that operated on both international and national levels.
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Painting of Commodore Matthew Perry's Arrival to Japan
ResourceThe painting is a depictions of US Commodore Matthew Perry's arrival to Japan to open trade with the country, by force if necessary, in 1853.
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Enactment of the Meiji Constitution
ResourceA portrait of the Emperor of Japan instating to law the Meiji Constitution.
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Meiji Emperor in Military Attire
ResourcePortrait of the Meiji Emperor (r. 1868-1912) in military attire
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Painting of Meiji Emperor in military regalia
ResourceUndated painting of the Meiji Emperor aboard his horse in full military gear.
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Drawing of the Promulgation of the Meiji Constitution
ResourceAn illustration of the Meiji Emperor giving the Constitution to the people of Japan.
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Imperial Japan: 1894-1945
EssayHistorian 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.
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Is that really funny? - humor and identity in Japan and China
EssayCambridge University historian Barak Kushner looks at how to use the humor to understand how Japan and China have understood one another. Includes references to good primary sources.
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Violence and Democracy in Imperial Japan
EssayDr. Eiko Maruko Siniawer of Williams College examines violence and democracy in imperial Japan.
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