Japan in transformation, 1853–1945

Worked examples (9)

• 1Explaining two differences — Japan in 1853 and in 1867
• 2Explaining two causes — why the Tokugawa fell
• 3The 16-mark judgement — how far Japan modernised (the June 2023 question)
• 4Explaining two differences — Satsuma and Choshu against the bakufu
• 5Explaining two causes — opposition to the treaties
• 6The 16-mark judgement — the significance of the Perry Mission
• 7Explaining two differences — Japan's foreign relations before and after the treaties
• 8Explaining two causes — the economic disruption of the 1860s
• 9The 16-mark judgement — how far external pressure was responsible

Model answers (9)

• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (a) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (b) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (c) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (a) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (b) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (c) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (a) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (b) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (c) style — B3

Worked examples (9)

• 1Explaining two differences — how Japan was governed in 1867 and in 1889
• 2Explaining two causes — the breakup of the Restoration Coalition in 1873
• 3The 16-mark judgement — how far Japan modernised (the June 2023 question)
• 4Explaining two differences — the samurai in 1867 and in 1877
• 5Explaining two causes — why Japan was given a constitution
• 6The 16-mark judgement — the significance of the Meiji Constitution
• 7Explaining two differences — Japanese culture in 1868 and in 1890
• 8Explaining two causes — the growth of Japanese industry
• 9The 16-mark judgement — how far the government was responsible for economic change

Model answers (9)

• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (a) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (b) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (c) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (a) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (b) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (c) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (a) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (b) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (c) style — B3

Worked examples (9)

• 1Explaining two differences — Japan in 1919 and in 1931
• 2Explaining two causes — the decline of Japan's economy after 1929 (the June 2023 question)
• 3The 16-mark judgement — the significance of the Depression
• 4Explaining two differences — voting in 1919 and in 1928
• 5Explaining two causes — the Public Security Preservation Law of 1925
• 6The 16-mark judgement — how far party government changed Japan
• 7Explaining two differences — the Japanese countryside in 1919 and in 1931
• 8Explaining two causes — the growing influence of the army by 1931
• 9The 16-mark judgement — how far the Depression was responsible for the decline of party government

Model answers (9)

• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (a) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (b) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (c) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (a) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (b) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (c) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (a) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (b) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (c) style — B3

Worked examples (9)

• 1Explaining two differences — Japan's influence in 1895 and 1905 (the June 2023 question)
• 2Explaining two causes — the Russo-Japanese War
• 3The 16-mark judgement — the significance of the Russo-Japanese War
• 4Explaining two differences — Korea in 1895 and in 1910
• 5Explaining two causes — the Taisho political crisis of 1912–13
• 6The 16-mark judgement — how far relations with the West changed
• 7Explaining two differences — Japanese society in 1895 and in 1919
• 8Explaining two causes — the rice riots of 1918
• 9The 16-mark judgement — how far war was responsible for change in Japan

Model answers (9)

• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (a) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (b) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (c) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (a) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (b) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (c) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (a) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (b) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (c) style — B3

Worked examples (9)

• 1Explaining two differences — Japan's position in 1931 and in 1945
• 2Explaining two causes — the return to military dictatorship
• 3The 16-mark judgement — relations with the West, 1919–45 (the June 2023 question)
• 4Explaining two differences — Japan's dealings with the West in 1931 and 1941
• 5Explaining two causes — the attack on Pearl Harbor
• 6The 16-mark judgement — the significance of Tenko
• 7Explaining two differences — daily life in Japan in 1931 and in 1945
• 8Explaining two causes — the Japanese surrender in August 1945
• 9The 16-mark judgement — how far the army was responsible for Japan's course

Model answers (9)

• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (a) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (b) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (c) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (a) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (b) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (c) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (a) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (b) style — B3
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section B part (c) style — B3