BHIE-142 HISTORY OF MODERN EAST ASIA: JAPAN in English Solved Question Paper June 2022

BHIE-142 HISTORY OF MODERN EAST ASIA: JAPAN in English Solved Question Paper June 2022

HISTORY OF MODERN EAST ASIA: JAPAN
Course Code: BHIE-142

B. A. (GENERAL)/B. A. (HONS.)
HISTORY (BAG/BAHIH)
Term-End Examination
June, 2022

BHIE-142 : HISTORY OF MODERN EAST ASIA :

JAPAN (C–1868-1945)

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Attempt any five questions in about
400 words each. Attempt at least two
questions from each Section. All questions
carry equal marks.

Section—I

1. Discuss the main characteristics of the
Tokugawa rule in Japan. 20
2. In what ways did the Meiji Restoration lead to
the creation of modern Japan ? 20
3. Discuss the political and economic implications
of the Allied occupation of Japan. 20

4. Write short notes on any two of the following in
about 200 words each : 10+10
(a) Samurai
(b) Anglo-French Rivalry in Japan
(c) Zaibatsu
(d) Japan and the Indian National Army

Section—II

5. Write a note on the process of Japanese
imperialist expansion in the early twentieth
century. 20

6. Why did the political parties fail in
Japan ? 20
7. Discuss the Japanese ideas about Asia. 20

8. Write short notes on any two of the following in
about 200 words each : 10+10
(a) Rise of Militarism in Japan
(b) Sericulture in Japan
(c) The Rice Riot of 1918 and its Aftermath
(d) Development of Trade Unions in Japan