OCR A Level History A Unit Group 2 Non-British period study: Japan 1853-1937 June 2018 question paper Y217

Which of the following had the greatest influence on the growth of nationalism in Japan from 1920 to 1937?

(i) Ikki Kita

(ii) The accession of Hirohito

Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii).

* ‘From 1868 to 1912 Japanese industrialisation was dependent on coal mining.’ How far do

you agree?

Which of the following wars had more influence on Japanese overseas expansion from 1868 to 1920?

(i) The Sino-Japanese War (1894–95)

(ii) The Russo-Japanese War (1904–05)

Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii).

* ‘The greatest challenge facing Tokugawa Japan from 1853 to 1868 was peasant unrest.’

How far do you agree?