Essay Topics for Theme III

Choose one option from below as your essay topic. With either of
these options, you are required to engage both readings of Cohen and
course pack, as well as the content in one or a few lectures in Theme III.
1, Write an essay to explain how the interactions with the world affect
the history of China, 1900-1937. (Your essay may focus on two, or more,
events that took place in China, such as boxer uprising, republic
revolution, migration to Manchuria, China’s participation in WWI,
Communist movement, and the formation of Manchukuo, etc.)
2, Write an essay to explain how the interactions with the world affect
the history of the Japanese empire, 1900-1937. (Your essay may focus on
two, or more, events that Japan involved in, such as Russo-Japanese war,
Japan’s participation in WWI, Japanese American migration, the
formation of Manchukuo, and Japan-centered movement of Pan-
Asianism, etc.)
Due on 11/18, in hard copy. Make sure to submit the electronic copy
of your essay in D2L before submitting the hard copy on class.