Japanese Expansion

Students have been learning about Japanese expansion between World War I and II. Students should see 1.1 - 1.3 in Oxford text. Activities included:

1. Reading excerpt from The Rape of Nanking.
2. Japanese expansion vocabulary
3. Humorous video about Japanese expansion
4. Japanese Expansion Mixer
5. Paper 1 practice exam
6. Video about Japanese expansion
7. Students began working on group paragraphs reviewing German, Italian, and Japanese expansion. Directions below:

Prompt:

What were the causes and events of (Japanese, Italian, or German) expansion? What were the international response to this expansion?

• Write three group paragraphs.
• Select a scribe, take turns, or use a Google doc
• Refer to the materials you studied in class
• Use key terms from the lecture and class materials and underline them (vocab sheets).
• Include a brief thesis statement that answers the prompt.