Chapter 24: Japan and the Koreas

Chapter Objectives:

1. Explain the significance of the location of Japan and the Koreas.
2. Describe the economy and culture of Japan.
3. Compare the economies and governments of North and South Korea.

Japan 101 Information Resource
Japan (Wikipedia)





 

1 Japan: Past and Present

1. Explain what economic activities are important in Japan.
2. Describe how the past as influenced Japan.
3. Summarize how religion has shaped culture in Japan.

Japan Geography
Japanese Geography

Shogun (Wikipedia)

World War II
Pearl Harbor (Wikipedia)

Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Wikipedia)
 

2 The Two Koreas

1. Locate the Korean Peninsula.
2. Explain why the two Koreas are divided.
3. Compare life in North and South Korea.