New History Textbook Analysis

“Japanese forces had been fighting in China sing July 1937 and by 1940 had taken over much of Southeast Asia. Japan’s next targets

Japan was an isolationist before 1852 with very little contact to countries in the western areas. Although later Japan would open its Shamoda ports to trade with the Dutch. Part of this was because the United States threatened Japan to open the ports for trade. The US also made Japan sighn unequal treaties to make Japan do things. The Japanese were influenced by the US and did the same thing to Korea. Although the Japanese only had contact to the outside for some years they had grown a lot. The Japanese were scared, they were scared that the US would grow in power and threat Japan more. In 1894 Chinese troops were sent to Korea to try to stop riots. Although the Chinese were helping Korea the Japanese were never notified. This created the

The Japanese treated the Koreans harshly prior to the Japanese going to war with China. However, once

Stetz and Oh indicate although WWII has ended and is now a mass piece of history, the “comfort women” ordeal still exists today. They continue their isolated existence in poverty and poor health. They have not regained their honor nor had their pains eased. These women continue to endure insulting comments made by irresponsible Japanese officials and by neoconservative nationalists, who claim that many Asian women were merely sex workers for money during WWII. As of the end of January in 1998, the top aide to Japanese prime minister Hashimoto suggested that many women became “comfort women” for money and that the Japanese military’s use of these women was justified by the moves of the times. Within a month of the inauguration of South Korean president Kim Dae-jung, a lifelong fighter for democracy

To being, the first chapter brings the colorful history of Liberty University. Also, the chapter describes how the founder, Dr. Jerry Falwell Sr., started the log journey to make the University what it is today. It shows that when one puts his faith into the Lord that many things can be accomplished. The Mission Statement that embraces the biblical world view. It helps us to realize our commitment to Jesus, and our loyalty to him as a Christian.

In the late 1890s, tensions between China and Japan were growing. China’s power was growing into the early 1900s as it converted to Nationalism. Japan felt the need to expand and conquer because they had been forced into the modern age by the United States, and they believed it was their destiny to exert government over other nations (Chang 23-24). The Japanese felt the need to do something before China became “too powerful to be conquered” (Chang 28-29). This put Japan on the path to war with China (Chang 25).

As a mother of a high school student, I feel as though it is a brilliant idea to let Mr. Ishmael Beah speak to the students. The fellow peers of your school need to value how lucky they are to be in such a sheltered atmosphere. Sensing the indisputable emotions of Mr. Beah telling his story of being a boy soldier is a lesson that should not be passed up. Understanding how atrocious it must have been to fight in a war solely based on supremacy and riches would help these teenagers understand what strength and determination really is.

The way of education is constantly and rapidly evolving. Education is becoming more and more “modernized”. Both the article on Cushing Academy, Welcome to the Library, Say Goodbye to the Books”, written by David Abel and the article by Lyndsey Layton, “Majority of U.S. public schools are in poverty” show in different respects, how the way of education is changing to compensate for the modernized society. The way of the society may be changing, but that doesn’t mean the way people learn is changing.

The Japanese, though, had a similar facade covering their actions in Asia. Prior to World War II, there was a number of colonial settlements in Asia to which were controlled by Western Allies. “In the highly publicized Assembly of the Greater East Asiatic Nations convened in Tokyo in November 1943, a succession of Asian leaders voiced support for Japan and placed the war in East-versus-West, Oriental-versus-Occidental, and ultimately blood-versus-blood context”(6). The war appeared to be a way for Asian leaders to gain control over their own lands again; however, Japan’s behavior towards other Asians caused for a lose of support in their growth. the Japanese became “dominating the political scene, taking over local economies, imposing broad programs of “Japanization,” slapping non-Japanese in public, torturing and executing dissidents, exploiting native labor so severely that between 1942 and 1945 the death toll among such workers numbered in the hundreds of thousands” (7). Though moving across the continent under ideals of a “free Asia,” the Japanese were also moving with the ideal of imperialism and cultural superiority.

From the beginning of the 1900s tension had grown between the Soviet Union and Japan after the Russo-Japanese War. In 1904, the Soviet Union’s empire and Japan’s empire collided in their own individual efforts take Manchuria, which is a part of China, and Korea(Young). Japan tried to talk the Soviet Union into letting them take over Korea, so the Soviet Union could go capture Manchuria. But the Soviet Union also wanted the northern part of Korea, so the Japanese government declared war against the Soviet Union.

Both Japan and China lie in the East of Asia. ‪To a certain extent，Japan and China own similar culture background, in the Confucian Cultural Circle. But when we look back into the modern history development, Japan and China made quite different decisions when facing the western countries’ aggression. China suffered the invasion in 1840 after the first Sino-British War. Japan was in a similar situation in the black boat incident in 1853, the Opium War made the West began to pay attention to East Asia. From then on, Japan began to face the western culture. ‬The reactions, as well as the result of Japan and China were quite disparate. This article wants to discuss what lead to the difference. ‬‬

In chapter 15, Figuring out Textbooks I can connect with it very well. As each quarter that passes we have to register for the next one and then start thinking about out purchasing the books. I myself hate to wait to the last minute but there are times that live happens and I'm not able to make to the bookstore or there are times that I don’t have the money ahead of time because I did not think ahead of time. I like the options the book was giving, you can share a book, rent the book or buy it online. Yes, in each one it has its ups and downs for example sharing the book with a classmate. What if that person doesn’t show then what? You don’t have a book it’s much better to just go purchase the book from your local bookstore and just be ready for the first day of class.

The above public opinion should be more accurately understood in the context of Japan's deal over historical issues. Japan's right-wing forces have for decades kept making attempts to deny the order established after the Second World War, such as visiting the notorious Yasukuni Shrine and distorting history books. A few months ago, Japan revised a school text book which distorted the history of Japanese atrocities in China and revised some references to the 1937 Nanjing Massacre.

I tentatively pressed my finger onto the bright blue hyperlink shown on the screen of my school issued iPad. It brought me to a new tab on the web browser. At the bottom of the URL box, a thin blue line crept slowly from the left end of the box towards the right end. It moved in little segments like an inchworm. When it finally reached the side of the box, a bright display of words and colors flashed onto the screen. A little gray box in the top left corner displayed the current page and the total number of pages within the textbook I had just downloaded. There. I would not have to worry about the heavy, bulky, physical copy of the book. I have found myself repeating that situation

Under the Black Umbrella tells the many captivating stories about the 35 years of Japanese occupation in Korea through both world wars. The memories are all from the perspective of Korean men and women who lived through some or all of it. Many of their stories and the history during that time are influenced by several factors, some of which include their location in Korea or surrounding areas and the government’s involvement in recording history. The Japanese were not all awful to the Koreans, since they were humans all the same, but they committed enough atrocities to have a bad reputation with the Koreans. In attempts to unify, North Koreans employed nationalism and ethnocentrism to fuel their way to become a strong nation again. South Koreans did not rally around such extreme ways and did not utilize their northern brethren’s methods of fear for power. Back then and now, globalization is a part of life and it should not be stifled. Nationalistic thinking will bring about more pain and suffering rather than just trying to coexist. Korea faced many hardships with the Japanese occupation. In recovery to their rule, issues arose when it came to accuracy in history, nationalism, ethnocentrism, and the different roles they all took between the north and the south.