History of Modern Japan

Rise of political parties eventually leading to rise of Party Cabinets and thereafter.

This is the third lecture on Unit 3 of Japanese history course and focuses on the topics Twenty One Demands and the Washington Conference, their background, provisions, linkages and impact.

Anglo-Japanese Alliance;Russo Japanese war; Annexation of Korea; Agreement with Russia on Manchuria

First Sino-Japanese War; Revision of Unequal Treaties

Meiji Restoration and Meiji Modernisation

Overview of Unit 1