Traditions and Encounters, 4th Edition (Bentley)

Chapter 32: SOCIETIES AT CROSSROADS

Internet Activities: Japan

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http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1908okuma.html

What do these excerpts from a Japanese author in 1908 tell us about the changes in Japan over the course of the previous fifty years? What is his attitude about these changes?
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Now read this excerpt from a Japanese officer's description of the nation's attack on Port Arthur in 1905 http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1905portarthur.html. How does he feel about this attack? What do these documents tell us about the Japanese perception of themselves in the early 20th century?
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