East Asian Nation Building

...is about exploring the political chaos and involvement in World War II that entrenched Japan as the region’s dominant power as well as the recovery that began East Asia’s climb back to centrality.

Overarching Question:

1.  What are the causes and effects of war?

2.  Evaluate the extent of change between traditional Asian civilization and its post-WWII development. What is the cause of the tension between tradition and modernity?

Objectives:

Ch. 29

3.  Identify the internal and external factions that vied for power in China between 1911 and 1949. Then describe the strengths and weaknesses of each claimant.

4.  Describe the impact of the Great Depression on Japan.

5.  Explain Japan’s economic and political rise to power between the later 1800s and 1945.

Ch. 30

6.  Describe Japan’s strategy and methods to create a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.

Ch. 34

7.  Identify the reasons for Japan’s “economic miracle” following WWII.

8.  Compare Japanese economic and political development with nations of the Pacific Rim.

9.  Compare the political beliefs and impact of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.

10.  Analyze the achievements of women in China and Japan after 1945.

11.  Compare the decolonization and revolutionary experiences of Vietnam with China and Korea.

Key Concepts:

Explain the definition, role, and significance of…

Chapter 29
Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
Sun Yat-Sen
Yuan Shikai
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-Shek
Guomindang
Nationalists
Communists
May Fourth Movement
Long March
Hideki Tojo
Emperor Hirohito
Manchurian Incident / Chapter 34
Pacific Rim
Korean War
Economic Miracle
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Great Leap Forward
Cultural Revolution
Zhou Enlai
Deng Xiaoping
Vietnamese Nationalist party
Bien Dien Phu
Ngo Dinh Dien
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Minh
Viet Cong

Key Places:

Locate on the maps…

Manchuria
Taiwan
Hong Kong / Red River
Mekong River

Key Events / Dates:

Place on the timeline chronologically…

Homework:

  1. RTN Ch29, pg. 676-677, 685-689, 692, 697-698
  1. RTN Ch30, pg. 709-712, 716-719, 723
  1. RTN Ch34, pg. 810-815
  1. RTN Ch34, pg. 815-823
  1. RTN Ch34, pg. 823-830
  1. RTN Ch34, pg. 830-835

1914 CE
1989 CE