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PART III -
DOCUMENT-BASED QUESTION
This question is based on the
accompanying documents (1–7). This question is
designed to test your ability to work with historical documents.
Some of these
documents have been edited for the purposes of this question. As
you analyze the
documents, take into account both the source of each document and
any point of
view that may be presented in the document.
Historical
Context:
Throughout history, many nations have
attempted to change their economic
systems with mixed results.
Task:
Using information from the documents and your knowledge of global
history, answer the questions that follow each document in Part A.
Your answers
to the questions will help you write the Part B essay, in which
you will be asked to:
• Discuss a way in which two nations
have attempted to bring about
economic
reform over time and describe the economic system that was in
place before
the change
• Evaluate the impact of the economic reform in each nation
PART A -
SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS
Document 1
Tokugawa Laws of Japan in 1634
• Japanese ships shall not be sent abroad.
• No Japanese shall be sent abroad. Anyone breaking this law shall suffer
the penalty
of death. . . .
• All Japanese living abroad shall be put to death when they return home.
• The arrival of foreign ships must be reported to Edo [Tokyo] and a watch
kept
over them.
• The samurai shall not buy goods on board foreign ships. |
1 What was the Tokugawa policy toward
foreign trade? [1]
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