History 12-2/12-3 China, Lesson One

Today we opened by reading DeMarco and debriefing Ex 1 from Chapter 15.  Please ensure you read far enough to answer Ex 2-5, for homework.  I also went over the Manchuria map and we filled in some key ideas.  You should have realized that what Japan needed economically, Manchuria seemed to offer.  I also reviewed the Japan/China graphic organizer and asked you to add some key ideas to the Japan column.  Specifically, you should have noted that while Japan proved that she was a player after the Russo-Japanese War, and after she sided with the victors in the First World War, the 1921 Treaty of Washington (naval disarmament treaty) marginalized her behind the USA and the UK - ouch!

I also skimmed over the four-page summary that covers Sun Yat Sen, Chiang Kai-Shek and Mao Tse Tung.  I'm not assigning the questions, but I created it as a means to summarize the key points about each leader and so I suggest to take time to read it.  Thus, it is there to help you, not to add work.

Key words for the Manchuria map

Notes for the graphic organizer

Tuesday at 3pm: Second World War AND Cold War test 

for those who writing before the break:

WW2: Adrianna, Summer and Ronan

Cold War: Tierra, Celena, Sidney, Kevin (Summer to write later)

Heads up: Friday we will write the China unit test.