Japan 1904-1937 (Print & Digital)

Written for the 'National Study' unit of the NSW Stage 6 Modern History syllabus, Japan 1904–1947 uses a range of historical sources and examines the collapse of limited liberal democracy in Japan and rising militarism. It explores government response to defining events of the 1920s, the role of the zaibatsu and genro in politics, modernisation and westernisation of Japanese society, and the impact of the Great Depression. This book has been specifically written to address the skills senior students require to be effective historians. The Interactive Textbook offers digital content and activities.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 Japan's changing society
• 1. Survey – Japan in the 1900s
• 2. Democracy in Japan
• 3. Social and economic challenges
• Part 2 The successes and failures of Japan's democracy
• 4. Japanese politics
• 5. Influences on the developing democracy
• 6. Defining events of the 1920s
• 7. Historians' views on changes to the traditional power structures of Japan through the 1920s
• 8. The Great Depression
• Part 3 The rise of militarism in Japan
• 9. The impact of militarism
• 10. Japanese aggression
• 11. Japanese foreign policy and ideology
• Glossary
• Bibliography