Chapter 13 Self-Quiz

Becoming the Model of Modernity: Japan to the Present
. The Japanese viewed Russian expansion in East Asia as a threat to Japanese ________.

. The image "Funeral of Meiji Emperor, September 1912" illustrates the balance in Japan between ________.

. The period of Taisho Democracy ________ trends established under the Meiji emperor.

. In World War I Japan was ________.

. Following the Washington Naval Conference Japan was permitted to build the ________.

. Which of these became emperor in 1926?

. The Japanese conquest of Manchuria was motivated largely by ________ considerations.

. Like Italy and Germany Japan's political vision in the period between the world wars was shaped by ________.

. In the late 1930s relations between the US and Japan grew ________.

. Japan's opening moves in World War II were ________.

. Looking at Map 13.4 the Allied Pacific offensive, compared to the Japanese offensive ________.

. Coupled with Japanese material resources the battle at Midway Island spelled ________ for Japan.

. In the last months of World War II the Allies were determined that Japan would have to ________.

. The constitution promulgated by Japan in 1946 followed the U.S. Constitution ________.

. Following World War II US policy towards Japan was colored primarily by US concerns about ________.

. Controversy in Japan over history textbooks has centered on ________.

. Which of these provoked the "Nixon shocks" in East Asia?

. In the ________ Japan became the world's second-largest economy.

. Which of these became hallmarks of Japanese goods in the second half of the twentieth century?

. Japan's ________ industry is the largest in the world.

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