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Postwar Japan: Statist Development

For Students 9th - 10th
The rebirth of Japan after WWII is explained. There was land reform, political reform, democratization, and the establishment of trade unions, all introduced by the Supreme Command of Allied Power. The phenomenal growth of business was...
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Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Web Japan: Overview of Ceramics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an overview of ceramics in Japan. Explaining the history of ceramic production dating as far back as 10,000 B.C.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Michelle Obama Visits First Lady of Japan, Akie Abe

For Students 9th - 10th
In an event at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, First Lady Michelle Obama met with Akie Abe, the First Lady of Japan, to launch the international Let Girls Learn initiative.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History for Kids: The Atomic Bomb

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history of the Atomic Bomb during World War II. Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki of Japan to end WW2.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History: Ww2 Axis Powers for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the Axis Powers of World War II in history. These countries such as Germany, Italy, and Japan fought the Allies.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Global Industrialization

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Europe and America were far from alone in the quest for industrialization. This unit explores just how far the age of industry impacted the world.
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Flow of History

Flow of History: World War Two in the Pacific

For Students 9th - 10th
The stages of World War Two in the Pacific is profiled. Through text and a colored graphic flowchart, one can easily follow the progression of hostility and battles in the Pacific. Useful for both students and educators.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Early Economies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit tracks the development of economics through time, highlighting what early societies did to provide for themselves, how they established trade systems and political systems of taxed goods.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Yalta Conference [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a very extensive look at the Yalta Conference. Find the problems addressed at the conference, the enumerated possible solutions, the positions each of the Big Three leaders held, and the actual results of the conference. Included...
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Tpml: Truman and the Bomb, a Documentary History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a comprehensive list of primary source documents from Harry S. Truman regarding the Potsdam Conference and decision to use atomic weapons.
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Other

Soramitsu: Historical Geographical Tour of Nara From the Air

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed aerial maps of the historic Nara district of Japan.
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History of Japan: 1600 1860

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides an overview of the Tokugawa era in China, its political system, and its conclusion.
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Japanese History: Nara and Heian Periods (710 1185)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Japan-Guide.com provides a description of the Nara Period gives information on the politics of the period.
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US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: Japan's Decision for War

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter from a book discussing Japan's expansionism, including the move into Indochina and the negotiations that followed.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Japan and the Black Ships: The Meiji Restoration

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how Japan isolated itself from contact with Europe and America for two hundred years. This ended when it agreed to sign a treaty of friendship with America that was brought to Tokyo in 1853 by Commodore Matthew Perry and his...
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The History Place

The History Place: For a Declaration of War Against Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the History Place provides the original speech delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Congress regarding Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor resulting in a declaration of war.
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South Western Learning: Econ News: Interest Rates in Japan a Zero

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of Japan's economy in this brief article.
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New York Times

New York Times: The Fortune Cookie: A History

For Students 9th - 10th
Evidence points to fortune cookies originating in Japan, not China as most people assume. Here is a brief video presentation discussing the roots of the fortune cookies and how they became linked to Chinese culture. [1:21]
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Japanese Art and Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
This Ibiblio.org site is a thorough description of Japanese art and architecture. There are no pictures, but the writing makes up for this in its extensive history and descriptions.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: World War Ii 1941 1945: The Pacific Theater and the Atomic Bomb

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at America's involvement in the Pacific Campaign, and the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan and the impact it had.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembered

For Students 9th - 10th
History, archival film footage, photographs, pictures, maps, and biographies of people connected to the bombings, and related documents and resources.
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US Navy

Naval History and Heritage: Halsey Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the courageous Dootlittle Raid from the viewpoint of the U.S. Navy.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Japan, Pearl Harbor and War

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of Japanese expansion in the Pacific, attack on Pearl Harbor and U.S. entry into World War II.
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Pantheon: The Family Tree of Gods

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive family tree of ancient Japanese gods and goddesses with descriptions and images.

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