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A. Japan
The impact of the rise of militarism on Japan and Asia.
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No. of periods required:
6 (Each period lasts for 40 minutes.)
1.
Background
a.
Students are in S6 and their learning ability is above average in general.
b.
Students have basic understanding of the political, social, economic and cultural
conditions of Japan in the early 20th century and the rise of militarism before and
during WWII.
c.
They are familiar with group discussion and presentation.
d.
They have already got some basic thinking skills like mindmaping, data collection
and analysis of data.
2.
Objectives
a.
To deepen their understanding of the impact of militarism on Japan and Asia.
b.
To develop students’ skills in illustrating personal standpoint with convincing
arguments and heighten their skills in data collection, synthesis and analysis.
c.
To enhance students’ understanding of the importance of respect and acceptance
of others’ opinions through cooperative learning.
3.
Pedagogies
a. Activity 1: Completing a Class Worksheet (1 teaching period)
i.
A brief revision of the characteristics of militarism on Japan in WWII period.
ii.
Ask students to complete the Worksheet 1 so that they have basic ideas
about the impact of militarism on Japan.
iii. Group discussion: Ask students to share the answers
iv. Group presentation: students need to present their answers they have
discussed.
b.
Activity 2: Follow-up task (2 teaching periods)
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A story about the impact of militarism on Japan in the 1930s to mid-1940s
i.
Students are asked to find out the story of a Japanese to show the impact of
militarism in Japan. Students need to complete Worksheet 2.
ii.
Students are asked to form groups and share the stories with the group
members. They need to choose the most impressive one for group
presentation.
iii. Each group need to present the most impressive story to the class. Each
member should take part in group presentation.
iv. The teacher needs to choose the best presentation group and give the prize
for award.
v.
c.
Conclusion by the teacher.
Activity 3: Video Show 《阿信的故事》 (1 teaching period)
i.
Play the video 《阿信的故事》, episode 205’ to students.
ii.
Ask students to finish Worksheet 3.
iii. Ask students to discuss the answers of Worksheet 3.
iv. Ask 2-3 groups to present their concluded answers.
v.
d.
Conclusion by the teacher.
Activity 4: Timeline Drawing (1 teaching period)
i. Introduction: Teachers are advised to show the impact of militarism on Asia by
illustrating Japan’s expansion path in Asia.
ii.
Students are asked to draw a timeline about Japan’s expansion to Asia so
that they have a clearer picture about it.
iii. Refer to Worksheet 4.
e.
Activity 5: Follow up Essay-writing Task (1 teaching period)
i.
Students are asked to write an essay to evaluate the impact brought by the
rise of Japan’s militarism on Japan and Asia. The question of the essay is
‘Do you agree that the rise of militarism brought more harm than good to
Japan and Asia?’
ii. Teachers are advised to guide students to study the assessment criteria and
complete the essay based on the criteria so that they have a clear
understanding of the level marking of essay writing. (See Worksheet 5)
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iii. The teacher has to choose some students to present their essays in order to
check the learning outcome of students.
4.
Expected outcome/difficulties
a.
Students will have deeper understanding of the impact of militarism on Japan
and Asia.
b.
Students will have better skills of illustrating personal standpoint with
convincing arguments, data collection, synthesis and analysis.
c.
Students will have deeper understanding of the importance of respect and
acceptance of others’ opinions through cooperative learning.
d.
Students may have difficulties in relating the positive side of post-war
conditions like the social unity to the impact of militarism.
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Worksheet 1
Study the following article and then answer the questions below.
The following description describes the lives of Japanese after the Second World War.
It was difficult to control Inflation. Prices went up doubling each day. The whole
Japanese currency was recalled in one day, and replaced with a new issue the next
- from then onwards old currency was worthless.
1.
How does the Source reflect the effects of the rise of militarism on Japanese life?
The Source shows that Inflation was out of control and replacement of
currency changed frequently. It reflects that people’s purchasing power
declined greatly, and the people found buying what they needed difficult.
3.
What other impact did the rise of militarism bring to Japan? Guess the answers.
 Rise of militarist associations
 Political control by militarists
 Suppressive society
 Economic recession
 Poor relationship with western countries
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Worksheet 2
Follow-up Task: Story Telling
Find out a story of a Japanese which shows impact of militarism in Japan.
A story of a Japanese: impact of militarism
Guidelines for reference:
 The story must be about impact of Japan’s militarism on Japan in the period
from 1920s to 1940s.

The focus of the story may be one of the following:
 story demonstrating an individual’s daily lives being affected by Japanese
militarism
 story demonstrating the political life of Japanese being affected by
Japanese militarism
 story demonstrating the economic life of Japanese being affected by
Japanese militarism
 story demonstrating the cultural life of Japanese being affected by
Japanese miltarism
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Worksheet 3
Video Show《阿信的故事》
Watch the video 《阿信的故事》 and then find out the impact of militarism on the
Japanese shown in the video.
Impact of militarism on Japan
Answer for reference:
 men: obligation to provide military service
 women: helped husband and father to take care of families during the war
when men went to the battles
 loss of lives and properties
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Worksheet 4
Timeline Drawing
Draw a timeline about Japan’s expansion in Asia in the 1930s and 1940s.
Timeline: Japan’s Expansion in Asia
Guidelines for reference:
 Focus of timeline: important events of Japan’s expansion to in the period 1930s
to 1940s
 Important events should include Manchurian Incident 1931, Luguoqiao Incident
1937, occupation of other Asian places in 1941 like Hong Kong, the Philippines,
etc.
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Worksheet 5
Follow up Essay-writing Task
Do you agree that the rise of militarism brought more harm than good to
Japan and Asia?
Criteria
Grade
(Max.
15)
-Coherent presentation with reasonable analysis of the extent of
harm and good militarism had brought to Japan and Asia,
supported by concrete examples including different aspects which
cover considerably the period up to the end of the Second World
War.
A
14-15
-Shows good understanding of the question, clearly examine the
extent of harm and good militarism had brought to Japan and Asia.
Contents cover reasonably different aspects. Examples cover a
considerable part of the period up to the end of the Second World
War.
B
12-13
-Shows good understanding of the question and make concrete
attempts to examine the extent of harm and good militarism had
brought to Japan and Asia; but the discussion is obviously lopsided
to either harms or benefits, and/or contains underdeveloped
arguments. Examples from reasonably diverse aspects cover a good
part of the period up to the end of the Second World War.
C
10-11
-Shows general understanding of the question, and the discussion
focuses merely on harm or good brought by militarism, or tackle
both but marred by rough arguments.
D
8-9
-Shows general understanding of the question; the discusion
attempts to tackle harm or good, marred by rough arguments; or
attempts to tackle both, but marred by rough arguments and
lopsidedness.
E
6-7
- Shows general understanding of the question; the discusion
attempts to tackle harm or good, marred by rough arguments; or
attempts to tackle both, but marred by rough arguments and
lopsidedness and obvious factual errors and/or overgeneralization,
or
- Primarily a narration of the development of militarism in Japan in
the period in question, with little attempt to discuss harm and/or
good.
E/F
5
- A general narration of the development of militarism in the Meiji
Taisho/Showa periods without focusing on harm and good.
F
3-4
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Adapted from “Sample Paper and marking scheme reference for HKDSE History
2009” with permission of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment
Authority.
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