Japanese History B (Japan in the Twentieth Century)

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Japan had already established itself as a great power by the start of the 20th century. This course covers the events that led up to World War II, followed by a period of rapid reconstruction and peaceful, democratic development. We then move on to examine the lost decades' at the end of the century when Japan seemed to lose its dynamism. Controversies surrounding the study of history will also be discussed.