Four phases of change
Four phases of change
Japan between 1853 and 1937 moved through four linked phases: Tokugawa crisis, Meiji reform, imperial expansion and militarism. Strong answers trace these links instead of treating each event as isolated.
Step-by-step lessons covering OCR A Level History Japan 1853–1937 for A Level History. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Unit group 1, Unit group 2 and Unit group 3, plus the Y100 non-exam assessment format. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.