Unit+III+Module+3+Meiji+Japan

Module 3: Meiji Restoration and the rise of Imperial Japan
 * How did Japan’s reaction to modernity compare with that of China and India?**

Mandatory Activities Alternate Activities
 * Read “In the Grove” by Akatagawa and answer the questions.
 * Watch the slideshow on Imperialist Japan that is on the wikipage.
 * Create a compare/contrast matrix for India, China, and Japan for the way that they dealt with Imperialism in the late 1800’s.
 * Watch //The Last Samurai// and write a review of it, drawing in historical accuracy and inaccuracy.
 * Compare Japan’s rise to that of Germany and Italy (the formation of the Axis Powers of World War II)
 * Research websites that deal with the Meiji Restoration and post them on the wikipage. Make sure to annotate them.