Foreign Relations
Rise of Militarism
&
Early
Its Impact
Conditions
Post WWII
Japan
Yuen Long Merchants Association Secondary School
CHUNG WAI CHING
Change and Continuity of Japan
Background
 Students are in NSS 3 and their learning ability is
above average in general.
 Familiar with group discussion & presentation
 Familiar with mind mapping, data collection and
analysis of data.
Early Conditions of Japan
Topic for Enquiry :
‘The extent that Japan was a modernized nation in
the early 20th century’
Pedagogies
Activity 1:
 Mind mapping-Conditions of Early 20th century Japan
Activity 2:
 Video Show-Tradition and Modernization of Japan
Activity 3:
 Debate competition ‘Japan, to a large extent, was a
modernized nation in the early 20th century.’
Activity 4:
 Follow-up Essay Writing Task: ‘To what extent did
Japan become a modernized nation by the early 20th
century?’
The Rise of Militarism
Topic for Enquiry :
‘‘Assess the importance of party government in
leading to the rise of militarism in Japan.’
Pedagogies
Activity 1:
 Picture/photo descriptions
Activity 2:
 Role Play
Activity 3: Follow-up Task
 Mind mapping task: to summarize different roles in
bringing about the rise of militarism in Japan.
 Essay writing task: ‘Assess the importance of party
government in leading to the rise of militarism in
Japan.’
Impact of the Rise of Militarism
Topic for Enquiry :
‘The rise of militarism brought more harm than
good to Japan and Asia.’
Post-WII Japan
Topic for Enquiry :
‘The extent that the government played in bringing
economic recovery and growth of Japan in the
post-WWII period’
Pedagogies
Activity 1:
 Activity 1: Mindmapping-Guess what?
Activity 2:
 Video Show ‘大國崛起·日本篇-百年維新’
Activity 3:
 Video Show ‘百年物語’
Activity 4: Story-telling
 A story of about the economic life in the post WWII
period
Pedagogies
Activity 5:
 Anti-adversity Drama Presentation
Activity 6: Debate competition
 Debate’s motion: ‘The government plays the most
important role in bringing economic recovery and
growth of Japan in the post-WWII period’
Activity 7: Follow up Essay Writing Task
 ‘Do you agree that the government played the most
important role in bringing the economic recovery and
growth of Japan in Post-WWII period?’
Foreign Relations
Topic for Enquiry :
‘The change and continuity in Japan’s political,
economic and cultural relations with other Asian
countries in the post-WWII period’
Pedagogies
Activity 1:
 Oral Report-An impressive incident/event
Activity 2:
 Timeline drawing
Activity 3: Follow-up Essay-Writing Task
 ‘Trace and explain the change and continuity in
Japan’s political, economic and cultural relations with
other Asian countries.’
Impact of the Rise of Militarism
Topic for Enquiry :
‘The rise of militarism brought more harm than
good to Japan and Asia.’
Pedagogies
Activity 1:
 Activity 1: Completing a Class Worksheet
Activity 2:
 Story-telling: A story of about the impact of militarism
on Japan in the 1930s to mid-1940s
Activity 3: Video Show ‘阿信的故事’
Activity 4: Timeline Drawing
Pedagogies
Activity 5: Follow up Essay Writing Task
 ‘Do you agree that the rise of militarism brought more
harm than good to Japan and Asia?’
Thank you!!!