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IGNOU BHIE-142 June 2023 Previous Year Question Paper

HISTORY OF MODERN EAST ASIA : JAPAN (c. 1868-1945)

Structured previous year question paper for BHIE-142, June 2023 session.

Max marks: 100 · Questions: 8

Verified: 22 Aug 2026

B. A. (GENERAL)/B. A. (HONS.)

HISTORY (BAG/BAHIH)

Term-End Examination

June, 2023

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.

Q1.Write a note on the Tokugawa Period in Japan.

Q2.Discuss the Meiji political order. 20 [ 2 ]

Q3.Describe some of the important opposition voices to the Meiji rule.

Q4.Write short notes on any two of the following in

(a) Japanese Foreig n Trade in the Inter -War Period

(b) Approaches for studying Japanese History

(c) Japan and the Western World

(d) Japan Colonization of East Asia

Q5.Discuss the Rise of Militarism in Japan.

Q6.Analyse the functioning of a constitutional government under Meiji oligarchy.

Q7.Write a note on the period of high growth in Japan after the Second World War. 20 [ 3 ]

Q8.Write short notes on any two of the following in

(a) Ideologies of Imperial Expansion in Japan

(b) Industrial Growth in Japan in the Inter - War Period

(c) Rise of Trade Unions in Japan

(d) The coming of the ‘Black Ships’ 2023 -142 &II [ 6 ]

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