(Practice) Quiz 7

Governor General Ugaki Kazushige's rule of Korea from 1931 to 1936 was characterized by... (check two)

- Intensive program of economic development - programs of assimilation to transform Korean people into obedient and loyal Japanese imperial subjects

In August of 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Which of the following statements about the bombings are historically accurate (pick two)?

- Japan is to this day the only country to have been subjected to atomic bombings on its civilian population - The US justified the dropping of the bombs by arguing the bombs accelerated the end of the war and saved American lives, by avoiding a land invasion of Japan

Meiji leaders believed that the two most important elements to build a strong and wealthy Japanese nation were (check two)...

- economic development - military development

The Nanjing Massacre (1937-38) became a globally known historical event thanks to which of the following factors (pick one)?

A book by Iris Chang, a Chinese-American journalist

Japan's acquired its first colony, Taiwan, in 1895. Nonetheless, the empire-building process had already started immediately after the Meiji Restoration of 1868. Why is this statement true?

Because as early as 1869 Japan annexed the northern territory of Ezo into its national borders

Kimigayo, Japan's national anthem is an example of the ways in which Western culture and Japanese tradition blended during the Meiji period. What is the reason for that? (pick one)

Its lyrics come from a traditional Japanese poem, while its music is a blend of Western music and court music

The First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) is historically significant because (check one)...

Japan gained its first colony, Taiwan

Ishiwara Kanji, the Kwantung army officer behind the Manchurian Incident of 1931, believed that Manchuria should be seized by Japan and turned into a colony because... (pick one):

Japan needed Manchuria's resources to prepare for a war against the US

According to historians, what was the main reason for Meiji Japan's decision to build a colonial empire in Asia in the 19th? (pick one)

Japan's desire to be acknowledged as a "first class nation" by the West

Which constitution did Itō Hirobumi look at as a model when drafting the text of the Meiji Constitution in 1889 (pick one)?

Prussian

Manchukuo was established in 1932 as a puppet state of the Empire of Japan. Who did the Japanese choose as its formal leader? (pick one)

Puyi, the last Qing emperor

In 1905 Japan defeated a Western power in a military conflict and, as a result, Japan expanded its influence in Manchuria. Which Western power was defeated in the war with Japan?

Russia

In 1933 Japan withdrew from the League of Nations for which of the following reasons? (pick one)

To protest the League of Nations Committee's recommendation that Manchuria should be returned to China.

Japan's colonial subjects played an important role in the country's war effort. For instance, between 1937 and 1945 about 242,000 Koreans served in the Japanese army. Likewise, more than 60,000 Taiwanese joined Japan's armed forces and another 200,000 performed supplemental tasks. Is this statement true or false?

True

Meiji leaders believed that education was one of the ways in which a strong nation could be built. Consequently, as part of its reforms to modernize Japan, the Meiji State invested in the development of a centralized education system. Is this statement true or false?

True

One of the goals of the Meiji government's "Iwakura mission" to Europe and the United States was to observe the industrial, political, military, and educational systems of Western powers as models to follow to modernize Japan. Is this statement TRUE or FALSE?

True

The "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" was a concept developed by the Empire of Japan that involved the creation of a self-sufficient bloc of Asian nations led by the Japanese and free of Western power. Is this statement true or false?

True

The expression "comfort women" refers to women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army. Is this statement true or false?

True

The global financial crisis that started in the United States in 1929 played an important factor in ending Japan's conciliatory diplomatic policy and slow-track imperialism. Is this statement true or false?

True

The Marco Polo Bridge Incident of July 1937 marked the start of which major conflict in Asia (pick one)?

World War 2 and the Second Sino-Japanese War

The "cultural rule" pursued by Japan in Korea after 1919 was...(pick one)

a policy to create a more liberal environment respectful of Korean culture and way of living

General elections were held for the first time in Japan on 1 July 1890. On that occasion, who had the right to vote? (pick one)

adult males who paid at least 15 yen of property tax per year

Even though the Meiji government was still an oligarchy, it differed from previous governments because...(pick one)

it opened the door to the possibility of (relatively) expanded political participation to people of all classes

One of the reasons why Japan wanted to reinforce its presence in Korea was that...(pick one)

it wished to create a buffer zone between the Japanese islands and the rest of the world to protect Japan from foreign encroachment