Governance of Japan Over Time PDF

LQ: How has the governance of Japan changed over time? Lesson Objectives: We will answer this LQ over two lessons, Identify key words and points Today, we will explore governance in Japan after two big related to the history of...

LQ: How has the governance of Japan changed over time? Lesson Objectives: We will answer this LQ over two lessons, Identify key words and points Today, we will explore governance in Japan after two big related to the history of turning points in history: - The Meiji Restoration 1866 to 1869 governance in Japan. - Japan’s defeat in World War Two Explain the importance of symbolism, the operation of politics and significant events Contrast and synthesise a variety of sources to support points Statement of Inquiry about governance in Japan. Ideology influences governance in different places and at different times and this impacts fairness and development Key Concept: Time place and space Related concepts: Ideology and governance Global Context: Fairness and development Key Concept: Time, place and space Global Context: Fairness & Development Starter Activity Analyse the book cover, what does the title ‘Meiji and His World’ suggest about the importance of the Emperor of Japan at this time? What was the Meiji restoration? Choose one of the tasks below Write down three things you have learned from the video about the Meiji Restoration. How did the Meiji Restoration impact development in Japan? How did the political change lead to social, economic and environmental changes in Japan? Did these changes lead to more fairness? Activity Two - The Meiji Restoration PICK ONE From 1866 to 1869, an event called the Meiji Restoration, meant that absolute power was restored to the Japanese Emperor. In 1868 the Tokugawa shôgun ("great general"), who ruled Read the text, respond Japan in the feudal period, lost his power and the emperor was restored to the supreme position. to one question, write 1- The era before the Meiji Restoration was known as the Edo period. During this era, there was an 2 paragraphs and ideology of isolationism. The Shogun believed that foreign influences were a threat to the include key words. stability of the country. The policy of seclusion or ‘Sakoku’ ( 鎖国 lit. Chained/locked country) was enacted by the Tokugawa Shogun, from 1633 meant that most Japanese couldn’t leave, and foreigners couldn’t enter Japan (without the approval of the authorities) under – the threat and the threat of execution. What and when was the Meiji Restoration? The Meiji Restoration was a political and social revolution in Japan from 1866 to 1869 that ended the power and influence of the Tokugawa Shogun and the policy of isolationism. In 1839 and 1856 Asian nations were shocked by Britain's crushing victories over China in the two What impact did the Opium Wars. Industrialization—it was now pretty clear—gave massive advantages to European nations, including more money and better weapons. In Asia, China had been the dominant power ideology of isolationism and richest economy. But the British navy, using new artillery and gunboats, easily defeated have on fairness? China's much larger military. These wars demonstrated that European technology had far outpaced China's. Across the East China Sea, the Japanese were determined not to fall behind the Europeans the way China had. From Meiji’s perspective, The result was the 1868 political transformation known as the Meiji Restoration. Drawing from both how did ideas about the Western models and Japanese traditions, the Meiji Restoration allowed Japan to develop into a rest of the world affect modern industrial nation-state that rivaled European nations in both military and economic power. development in Japan? The emperor, Mutsuhito, took the name Meiji ("enlightened rule") as his reign name.  Source Analysis This change in the powers of the Emperor was written down in the 1889 Constitution of Japan. This marked the shift from Japan as an ________________ monarchy to a _______________ monarchy. This is shown in Source A because… This is shown in Source B because… I predict this had a ………… impact on Japan because… Source B Sovereignty = supreme control over a territory  Thursday 23rd January 2025- LQ: How did the power of the Empire in Japan change after WW2? WRITE THE DATE AND LQ IN YOUR BOOKS The defeat of Japan in World War Two led to the power of the emperor being reduced. The USA who had taken over Japan, helped Japan to write a new constitution. The 1947 constitution set up the foundation for a constitutional monarchy, in which the emperor plays a largely symbolic and ceremonial role. The Emperor today lives in the Imperial Palace and his birthday is a national holiday in Japan. Watch the video and read the bullet points. Write a brief paragraph (3 to 4 lines) about how World War II affected Japan’s government. World War II affected Japan’s government in a number of ways…. For example... This example shows… Another way that World War II affected Japan’s government… This  Who was Hirohito? Hirohito (1901-1989) was emperor of Japan from 1926 until his death in 1989. He took over at a time of rising hopes for democracy, but his country soon turned toward an autocratic monarchy that behaved like a dictatorship. During World War II (1939-45), Japan attacked nearly all of its Asian neighbors, allied itself with Nazi Germany and launched an attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. Though Hirohito later portrayed himself as a virtually powerless constitutional monarch, many historians have come to believe he played an active role in the war effort. After Japan’s surrender in 1945, he became a symbolic figurehead with no political power. Hirohito was… Japan’s role in World War II was... Historian’s view of Hirohito was different to his own public image of himself because.. I think this because… The role of the emperor changed as a Hirohito - Emperor, WW2 & Japan - HISTORY result of WWII because… Hirohito  Spot as many differences and similarities between the two sources that you can Evidence in the sources to show how the governance of Japan changed after WW2 is… This show a change because… The differences in these sources reflect different ideologies on the fairest or most developed form of government because… Examples of this are… They reflect  Mastery Tasks Decide-How and why the power of the Empire changed in Japan after the Second World War ? The power of the Empire changed in Japan after the Second World War …. The reason that there was a change… Compare- At which point did the Japanese Emperor have more power, before or after the Second World War ? The Japanese Emperor had more power…. He had more power at this point because… Evaluate- Could the Japanese Emperor have avoided the changes that took place in 1947 ? The Japanese Emperor could have avoided …. A way for him to avoid this change would have been…