『新しい歴史教科書』（新版・中学社会）（自由社）
英訳シリーズ その１０
－第５章「近代の日本と世界（II）―大正・昭和時代前半」
第２節 第二次大戦と日本
『新しい歴史教科書』英訳シリーズその１０―第５章「近代の日本と世界（II）」、第２節をお届けします。
第２節：第二次大戦と日本
73 世界恐慌とその影響
＊ブロック経済と日本
74 共産主義とファッシズムの台頭
＊コミンテルンと各国共産党の設立年
75 中国の排日運動と協調外交の挫折
＊中国情勢についての米外交官マクマリーの見解（一部要約）
*中国に自重を求める幣原喜重郎の見解（一部要約）
76 満州事変と満州建国
＊リットン調査団報告書の要点（１９３２年９月）
77 日中戦争（支那事変）
＊日本と中国はなぜ和平を実現できなかったのか
＊歴史のことば：事変
78 中国をめぐる日米関係の悪化
＊各国の蒋介石への援助
79 第二次大戦の始まり
＊迫害されたユダヤ人を助けた日本人 樋口季一郎と杉原千畝
＊ハル・ノート（一部要約）（１９４１年１１月２６日）
80 大東亜戦争（太平洋戦争）
81 大東亜会議とアジア諸国
＊大東亜共同宣言（一部要約）
＊アジアの人々を奮い立たせた日本の行動
＊日本を解放軍として迎えたインドネシアの人々
82 戦時下の国民生活
＊創氏改名とは何か
83 終戦をめぐる外交と日本の敗戦
＊ポツダム宣言（一部要約）
＊聖断のときの昭和天皇の発言（１９４５年８月１４日）
＊コラム：外の目から見た日本：大東亜戦争とアジアの独立
＊コラム：もっと知りたい：戦時国際法と戦争犯罪
*第５章のまとめ：近代（II）とはどんな時代か
*歴史豆辞典（１００字用語解説）
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平成２９年１２月５日 「史実を世界に発信する会」茂木弘道拝
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New History Textbook for Middle School Students
Series No. 10, Chapter 5: Modern Japan and the World (Part 2)
The Taisho Period and first half of the Showa Period
–Sections 2
Series No. 10 contains Chapter 5, Sections 2.
Chapter 5, Section2: Japan in World War II
Topic 73– The impact of the Great Depression
What effects did the Great Depression that started in 1929 have on Japan and
the world?
* The Economic Blocs and Japan
Topic 74 – The ascent of communism and fascism
What were the differences and commonalities between communism and fascism, two of the twentieth century’s most consequential ideologies?
* The Comintern and World Communism
Topic 75 – The anti-Japanese movement in China and the failure of cooperative diplomacy
At a time when cabinets were party-based, why did Japan’s policy of cooperative diplomacy fail?
* Shidehara Kijuro’s Appeal to China for Prudence
* John MacMurray’s Views on the Situation in China
Topic 76– The Manchurian Incident and foundation of Manchukuo
How did the Manchurian Incident start and what was the world’s reaction to it?
* Summary of the Report of the Lytton Commission (September 1932)
Topic 77 – The Second Sino-Japanese War (The China Incident)
How did the Second Sino-Japanese War begin?
* Why Were China and Japan Unable to Avert War?
* HISTORICAL KEYWORDS – Incident
Topic 78– The deterioration of US-Japan relations over China
How did US-Japan disputes over China originate and why did they intensify?
* Foreign Support for Chiang Kai-shek
Topic 79 – The start of World War II
How did World War II begin and in what ways did it affect Japan?
* Excerpt from the Hull Note (November 26, 1941)
* The Japanese People Who Saved the Lives of Persecuted Jews – Higuchi
Kiichiro and Sugihara Chiune
Topic 80 – The Greater East Asian War (Pacific War)
How did the Greater East Asian War unfold?
Topic 81 – The Greater East Asia Conference and the nations of Asia
What was the significance of Japan’s war to the peoples of Asia?
* Excerpts from the Greater East Asia Declaration
* The Indonesians Who Welcomed the Japanese Military as Liberators
*How Japan’s Actions Inspired the Peoples of Asia
Topic 82 –The lives of civilians on the home front
What was life like in the final years of World War II for civilians living in Japan?
* What Was the “Name Change Policy”?
Topic 83 – Diplomacy to end the war and the defeat of Japan
What brought World War II to an end in Asia?
* Excerpts from the Potsdam Declaration
* The “Sacred Decision” of Emperor Hirohito Excerpted from the Testimony of
Chief Cabinet Secretary Sakomizu Hisatsune
* JAPAN AS SEEN THROUGH FOREIGN EYES
The Greater East Asian War and the Independence of Asia
Though Japan lost the war that it fought in the name of Asian liberation, Asia
did manage to throw off the shackles of colonialism and achieve independence.
*Asian Countries That Achieved Independence After World War II
* I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT…
The International Laws of War and War Crimes
CHAPTER 5 SUMMARY:: SUMMING UP THE MODERN PERIOD (PART 2)
MINI HISTORICAL DICTIONARY
(explanation of key terms in less than 100 words)
URL: http://www.sdh-fact.com/book-article/1086/
PDF: http://www.sdh-fact.com/CL02_2/Chapter-5-Section-2.pdf
Questions are welcome.
MOTEKI Hiromichi, Acting Chairman
for KASE Hideaki, Chairman
Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact