Interesting Areas of Japanese History? EPQ Help!
I'm taking EPQ this year and I'm having a little bit of trouble deciding what exactly I should do the paper on.
I want to do something on an area of Japanese history, however I'm not exactly sure what area I should choose. I was thinking of doing the 1945 bombings, either that or something about how Japan decided to close forbid foreigners from entering the country in the 1600s. However, I'm really not sure.
If you have any ideas, that would be great! At this stage I'm panicking so much that anything would help!
Thank you!!
I want to do something on an area of Japanese history, however I'm not exactly sure what area I should choose. I was thinking of doing the 1945 bombings, either that or something about how Japan decided to close forbid foreigners from entering the country in the 1600s. However, I'm really not sure.
If you have any ideas, that would be great! At this stage I'm panicking so much that anything would help!
Thank you!!
Original post by Amy_Kathryn
I'm taking EPQ this year and I'm having a little bit of trouble deciding what exactly I should do the paper on.
I want to do something on an area of Japanese history, however I'm not exactly sure what area I should choose. I was thinking of doing the 1945 bombings, either that or something about how Japan decided to close forbid foreigners from entering the country in the 1600s. However, I'm really not sure.
If you have any ideas, that would be great! At this stage I'm panicking so much that anything would help!
Thank you!!
I want to do something on an area of Japanese history, however I'm not exactly sure what area I should choose. I was thinking of doing the 1945 bombings, either that or something about how Japan decided to close forbid foreigners from entering the country in the 1600s. However, I'm really not sure.
If you have any ideas, that would be great! At this stage I'm panicking so much that anything would help!
Thank you!!
Hmm, I'm not actually so good with Japanese history but I will try to help you out OP!
If you were to do the bombings, what angle would you take? What would your argument be?
Other things to think about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakumatsu - very important time in Japanese history.
The second Sino-Japanese war... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War
Annexation of Korea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule
The Russo-Japanese war http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War was a very important event in the fall of the last Tsar, so could be interesting to write about it from a Japanese history perspective...?
Once you've found something you think is interesting, it would be good to read/skim a few books that historians have already written so you can get an idea of the historiography/what the existing debates are.
That way you can give your project a good angle/title and a narrow focus. That'll make it all a lot easier to write! Original post by Puddles the Monkey
Hmm, I'm not actually so good with Japanese history but I will try to help you out OP!
If you were to do the bombings, what angle would you take? What would your argument be?
Other things to think about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakumatsu - very important time in Japanese history.
The second Sino-Japanese war... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War
Annexation of Korea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule
The Russo-Japanese war http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War was a very important event in the fall of the last Tsar, so could be interesting to write about it from a Japanese history perspective...?
Once you've found something you think is interesting, it would be good to read/skim a few books that historians have already written so you can get an idea of the historiography/what the existing debates are. That way you can give your project a good angle/title and a narrow focus. That'll make it all a lot easier to write!
If you were to do the bombings, what angle would you take? What would your argument be?
Other things to think about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakumatsu - very important time in Japanese history.
The second Sino-Japanese war... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War
Annexation of Korea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule
The Russo-Japanese war http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War was a very important event in the fall of the last Tsar, so could be interesting to write about it from a Japanese history perspective...?
Once you've found something you think is interesting, it would be good to read/skim a few books that historians have already written so you can get an idea of the historiography/what the existing debates are.
That way you can give your project a good angle/title and a narrow focus. That'll make it all a lot easier to write! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! This has really helped!
Original post by Amy_Kathryn
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! This has really helped!
Glad to hear! You need to think what topics have the most books/journals on them as they will make the EPQ much easier. Before choosing your topic, make sure there are sufficient books to write the 5000 word report!
WWII bombings would be great as I'm sure there would be loads of books on it. There's loads of things for WWII such as Pearl Harbour and how Japan dominated the Pacific etc and then then battles they had with the USA such as Midway and Leyte-Gulf! I assume more modern events such as the 20th century onwards will have quite a few articles etc. in comparison to Japan in the 1600s. This one is more economic history but you could talk about Japan's post war boom economy and how following their WWII defeat, spending on defence was reduced and spending on infrastructure increased to allow the economy to expand.
If you have any more questions, ask away! I just did an economics related EPQ on the Asset Price bubble and Lost Decade of the 1980s/90s in Japan and am half-Japanese myself
WWII bombings would be great as I'm sure there would be loads of books on it. There's loads of things for WWII such as Pearl Harbour and how Japan dominated the Pacific etc and then then battles they had with the USA such as Midway and Leyte-Gulf! I assume more modern events such as the 20th century onwards will have quite a few articles etc. in comparison to Japan in the 1600s. This one is more economic history but you could talk about Japan's post war boom economy and how following their WWII defeat, spending on defence was reduced and spending on infrastructure increased to allow the economy to expand.
If you have any more questions, ask away! I just did an economics related EPQ on the Asset Price bubble and Lost Decade of the 1980s/90s in Japan and am half-Japanese myself
Original post by Amy_Kathryn
I'm taking EPQ this year and I'm having a little bit of trouble deciding what exactly I should do the paper on.
I want to do something on an area of Japanese history, however I'm not exactly sure what area I should choose. I was thinking of doing the 1945 bombings, either that or something about how Japan decided to close forbid foreigners from entering the country in the 1600s. However, I'm really not sure.
If you have any ideas, that would be great! At this stage I'm panicking so much that anything would help!
Thank you!!
I want to do something on an area of Japanese history, however I'm not exactly sure what area I should choose. I was thinking of doing the 1945 bombings, either that or something about how Japan decided to close forbid foreigners from entering the country in the 1600s. However, I'm really not sure.
If you have any ideas, that would be great! At this stage I'm panicking so much that anything would help!
Thank you!!
-Sengoku Jidai
-Ainu conquests by the Yamoto (Japanese)
-Samurai invasion of Korea
-WW2
-First contact with europeans
-Meiji Restoration
-Modernisation and rapid advancement post-WW2
Original post by King Max
-Sengoku Jidai
-Ainu conquests by the Yamoto (Japanese)
-Samurai invasion of Korea
-WW2
-First contact with europeans
-Meiji Restoration
-Modernisation and rapid advancement post-WW2
-Ainu conquests by the Yamoto (Japanese)
-Samurai invasion of Korea
-WW2
-First contact with europeans
-Meiji Restoration
-Modernisation and rapid advancement post-WW2
Seconded, you could fill a library with Commodore Perry and the history and consequences behind that
Just wanted to update the post! I ended up doing a project on Commodore Perry - whether it was really his actions that caused the 'opening' of Japan, or other factors (i.e. internal political/social/economic issues, fear of war, etc) , or even whether his role was of any great significance. I ended up with an A Thanks to everyone who posted! It helped a lot!
Thanks to everyone who posted! It helped a lot!Original post by Amy_Kathryn
Just wanted to update the post! I ended up doing a project on Commodore Perry - whether it was really his actions that caused the 'opening' of Japan, or other factors (i.e. internal political/social/economic issues, fear of war, etc) , or even whether his role was of any great significance. I ended up with an A Thanks to everyone who posted! It helped a lot!
Thanks to everyone who posted! It helped a lot!That's brilliant
Thanks for updating everyone. Well done on your mark, that's great to hear 
You must be really pleased Quick Reply
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