OCR A Level History A Unit Group 2 Non-British period study: Japan 1853-1937 November 2021 question paper Y217

Which of the following had the greater impact on post-war Japan during the period from 1920 to 1937?

(i) Electoral reform

(ii) Social change

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

* How important were internal changes in increasing resistance to the Shogunate?

Which of the following was more important in the emergence of Japan as a major power?

(i) Ending the power of the Samurai

(ii) The 1889 Constitution

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

* ‘Japan benefited from its participation in the First World War.’ How far do you agree?