Study Questions-Lecture/Reading in Bulliet 721-3, 767-9, 788-91

1. How did the Depression affect Japan? Why did the Depression encourage increasing militarism?
2. Compare and contrast Japan and Germany's politics in the 1930s.

Study Questions Reading, Kim 3-86

1. Based on the novel, how did the Japanese government attempt to control its Korean colony in the 1930s?

2. How did the Koreans react to Japanese colonialism? How did Koreans collaborate with or resist the Japanese?

3. Richard Kim was from about 1 to 7 years old when he had the experiences that inspired these chapters in the novel. Is this part of the novel a reliable source to learn about Korean life under Japanese occupation?