Given that it's exam week, I will keep your homework to a minimum. Please answer the following questions on your blog.
1) How does the documentary "Horrors in the East" explain the transition of the Japanese military from being relatively humane in Taiwan and WWI to committing horrific atrocities in the 1930s and WWII?
2) In light of the historical record of Japan's actions in East Asia in 1931-45, how likely is it that the claims made by Japanese historians about "comfort women" are true? Why or why not?
3) How appropriate do you judge the actions of the "revisionist" Japanese professors (and the Japanese government which allegedly supports them) to be? Why?
4) Read the document on Google Drive (under "Assignments") entitled "East Asia Co-Prosperity Document." Summarize its content and answer the two questions at the end of the document.
We will discuss your answers tomorrow and begin our comparative analysis of the goals of Japan, Italy, and Germany in the 1930s and WWII.
1) How does the documentary "Horrors in the East" explain the transition of the Japanese military from being relatively humane in Taiwan and WWI to committing horrific atrocities in the 1930s and WWII?
2) In light of the historical record of Japan's actions in East Asia in 1931-45, how likely is it that the claims made by Japanese historians about "comfort women" are true? Why or why not?
3) How appropriate do you judge the actions of the "revisionist" Japanese professors (and the Japanese government which allegedly supports them) to be? Why?
4) Read the document on Google Drive (under "Assignments") entitled "East Asia Co-Prosperity Document." Summarize its content and answer the two questions at the end of the document.
We will discuss your answers tomorrow and begin our comparative analysis of the goals of Japan, Italy, and Germany in the 1930s and WWII.