The aim of this lesson is to examine the Mukden Incident and the causes and consequences of Japan’s invasion of Manchuria in 1931.
The lesson also considers why the League of Nations struggled to deal with Japanese aggression.
The lesson is split into two parts. Students begin by analysing a map of Manchuria and the surrounding area to develop an understanding of Japan’s interest in the region.
They then complete a jigsaw activity, exploring the different reasons behind the invasion and explaining their findings in their own words or through pictures. This encourages students to organise information, identify key causes and develop a clear understanding of why Japan was prepared to take such aggressive action.
The second part of the lesson focuses on the consequences of the invasion and the League of Nations’ response.
Students examine how the League investigated the incident through Lord Lytton’s report and consider why, despite its moral condemnation of Japan, it proved unable to take decisive action.
They evaluate the weaknesses exposed by the crisis and consider what the incident revealed about the League’s ability to maintain international peace and security.
Students also interpret a range of visual images and written evidence to build up a clear picture of the whole incident, from the initial invasion to the League’s eventual response.
Having developed their knowledge of the chronology, causes and consequences, students tackle a GCSE ‘write an account’ question, with scaffolding and a model answer to support their understanding of how to construct a clear, chronological response.
The lesson is enquiry based, with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited to show the progress of learning. This encourages students to reflect on what they have learned and consider why the Manchurian Crisis exposed the weaknesses of the League of Nations.
The resource includes suggested teaching strategies, retrieval practice, differentiated materials and comes in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.
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