HIST 4750 - Modern Japan

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

Included in this semester will be a study of Japan’s contact with the West, the Meiji Restoration and the creation of a modern nation, the expansion of the empire, and the rise of militarism and World War II. The course concludes with the postwar occupation and recovery of Japan. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirements: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Writing Intensive.