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Course Outline for History 19, Page 2

Fall 2003

Chabot CollegeFall 2003

Course Outline for History 19

HISTORY OF MODERN CHINA AND JAPAN

FROM LATE 19th TO EARLY 20th CENTURY

Catalog Description:

19 - History of Modern China and Japan from Late 19th to Early 20th Century3 units

History and culture of modern China and Japan. Social, political, economic and cultural structures and processes; ideologies and leadership; modernization and development; and selected aspects of regional and international interactions. 3 hours.

Prerequisite Skills:

None.

Expected Outcomes for Students:

Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:

1.identify the broad outlines of the history and development of modern China and Japan;

2.identify the complexity of Chinese and Japanese cultures--varied religious and cultural traditions and diverse peoples;

3define the geopolitical roles of China and Japan with respect to Asia and the Pacific Rim countries;

4.assess the development and modernization of financial and production structures in each country;

5.interpret and compare the ideological and political developments within each country;

6.define the foreign policy goals of China and Japan.

Course Content:

1.Intrusion of the West: China

a.Opium War

b.China and the West

c.Taiping Rebellion

d.Qing Restoration

2.Intrusion of the West: Japan

a."Opening" of Japan

b.Meiji Restoration

c.Dismantling Feudalism

d.Crisis of 1873

3.Emergence of Modern Japan: 1874-1984

a.Meiji Constitution

b.Natural Law

c.Social Darwinism

d.Education

e.The Arts

f.Modernization of the Economy

g.Zaibatsu

h.Military

4.Reform Movements in China; 1874-1984

a.Self-Strengthening

b.Education

c.Traditional Economic Sector

d.Missionary Efforts

e.Foreign Relations

f.Vietnam and the Sino-French War of 1884-85

g.Korea and Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95

h.Treaty of Shimoneoseki

5.Old order and the Struggle for the New: China 1895-1927

a.Reformers

b.Boxer Uprising

c.Revolutionaries

d.Revolution of 1911

e.Yuan Shikai

f.Warlord Era

g.Intellectual Ferment

h.Marxism in China

i.Guomindang and Sun Yat-sen

j.National Government

6.Limits of success: Japan 1895-1931

a.Late Meiji

b.Taisho Period

c.First World War

d.Politics and Government

e.Art and Culture

7.China, Japan and Second World War

a.Manchurian Incident

b.Road to War

c.Chinese Communist

d.United Front

e.Pacific War

f.End of the War

8.Aftermath of the Second World War

a.New Order

b.Civil War and Communism

c.Japan Under Occupation

d.Korea and Vietnam

e.International Relations after the Korean War

f.Vietnam War

9. Contemporary Japan

a.Economy

b.Social Change and Quality of Life

c.Arts and Culture

10.New China

a.Communist China

b.Great Leap Forward

c.Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

d.China After Mao

e.Taiwan

f.Arts and Culture

Methods of Presentation:

1.Lectures/discussions

2.Student report

Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:

1.Typical Assignments

a.Assigned readings for class discussion and book reviews on selected topics such as Boxer Uprising, Korea and Sino, Japanese War, Growth of Maxism and World War II

b.Five to ten page historical paper on selected topics such as Religious Practices, Dynastis, Japanese and Chinese contact with the West

  1. Mapping exercises
  2. Historical film reviews

2.Methods of Evaluating Student Progress

a.Progressive improvement and refinement of historicity as measured by a term paper

  1. Exams and quizzes
  2. Final exam

Textbook(s) (Typical):

Modern China and Japan: A Brief History, by Conran Schirokauer, Harcourt Publishers, 1992, or latest edition.

Special Student Materials:

None.

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Revised: 10-23-2002