Chapter 12 Self Quiz

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. Which of the following did NOT occur in the month following the Marco Polo Bridge Incident?

Japanese troops moved from Korea and Manchuria to the Chinese border. correct incorrect

The Republic of China counterattacked and invaded Manchuria correct incorrect

Japan seized control of Beijing correct incorrect

Some within the Japanese army argued against a full scale war correct incorrect

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. What occurred after the Japanese seizure of Nanjing?

Extensive negotiations between the Chinese and Japanese correct incorrect

The peaceful occupation of Nanjing by Japanese civilian authorities correct incorrect

The Chinese Nationalists recognized Manchukuo as a legitimate regime correct incorrect

An extended period of massacre of civilians and soldiers correct incorrect

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. What was the central stipulation of the anti-Comintern pact?

That the Germans would aide the Japanese in ousting the British from Malaysia correct incorrect

That the Germans, Japanese, and Italians wouldn't make any agreements with the Soviet Union without the others' consent. correct incorrect

That the Japanese would attack the Soviet Union from Nomohan while the Germans did so from the West correct incorrect

That Germany, Italy, and Japan would negotiate with Britain, France, and the USA to undermine the Soviet Union. correct incorrect

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. What was Japan's initial response to the outbreak of World War II in Europe?

It briefly joined the Allies correct incorrect

It immediately attacked the USA correct incorrect

It immediately attacked Russia correct incorrect

It remained neutral correct incorrect

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. Why did Japan not join in Hitler's declaration of war on the Soviet Union?

They were more interested in expanding into the areas south of Japan correct incorrect

They were hoping to conclude to conclude a trade agreement with the Soviet Union correct incorrect

They were sympathetic to the USSR in its war with Germany correct incorrect

They had already seized all the Soviet territories they wanted correct incorrect

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. What was America's primary demand in the negotiations that preceded the attack on Pearl Harbor?

That Japan withdraw entirely from Indochina correct incorrect

That Japan withdraw entirely from Manchuria correct incorrect

That Japan withdraw entirely from the Philippines correct incorrect

That Japan withdraw entirely from China including most of Manchuria correct incorrect

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. Which of the following territories did Japan NOT conquer in the first six months of the war in the Pacific?

Singapore correct incorrect

Burma correct incorrect

Borneo correct incorrect

Hawaii correct incorrect

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. How did the Japanese media present the early Japanese victories in World War II to the population?

As the return of Asia to the Asians correct incorrect

As the establishment of a new Shinto world order correct incorrect

As revenge for the American actions of 1853 correct incorrect

As support for the German efforts in Europe. correct incorrect

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. What was the Japanese attitude towards independence movements in the territories they annexed?

They were to be integrated into colonial government correct incorrect

They were to be destroyed wherever they could be found regardless of the circumstances correct incorrect

They were to be given control over the colony as soon as possible correct incorrect

They were to be deployed against the Allies where possible, and suppressed where necessary. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following best characterizes the American strategy in the Pacific?

Engage and destroy Japanese forces wherever possible correct incorrect

Invade through Indochina and China correct incorrect

Eliminate Japan's empire without attacking Japan itself correct incorrect

Avoid the Asian mainland and drive for Japan from the sea correct incorrect

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. Which key piece of legislation was passed in Japan in 1938?

The National New Order Law correct incorrect

The Important Industries Association Order correct incorrect

The Economic New Order Act correct incorrect

The National General Mobilization Law correct incorrect

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. Which of the following did NOT occur under the National General Mobilization Law in the years following its enactment?

Schoolchildren were subject to a labor draft correct incorrect

Women aged 15 to 25 were subject to a labor draftr correct incorrect

Men were moved from peacetime to military industries correct incorrect

The age of conscription was dropped to 12 correct incorrect

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. Why did the Japanese wartime mobilization of women lag behind that of other countries?

Mobilization of women outside the home was seen as damaging to the traditional family unit correct incorrect

Women's organizations fiercely opposed mobilization correct incorrect

Women were able to produce strategic goods while staying at home correct incorrect

Women proved too weak to work long hours in factories correct incorrect

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. Which of the following trends did NOT take place in the Japanese economy in the late 1930s?

Inflation reached double digits correct incorrect

The number of industrial workers declined correct incorrect

Taxes rose sharply correct incorrect

Military expenditure reached nearly 35% of GNP correct incorrect

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. Wartime intellectuals identified the time since the Meiji Restoration as a 'betrayal'...

Because Western powers had systematically limited Japan's economic growth correct incorrect

Because Western powers had never accepted Japan's superiority correct incorrect

Because Western culture and 'modernity' had overwhelmed traditional Japanese culture correct incorrect

Because Western culture had becomes such a part of Japanese life it was no longer apparent what was Japanese and what was not. correct incorrect

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. Why were love scenes cut from foreign films during the war?

Because depicting female sexuality encouraged men to visit brothels correct incorrect

Because they might tempt Japanese soldiers to marry native women in the newly conquered territories correct incorrect

Because they were considered anti-martial correct incorrect

Because younger people were going to the movies in large numbers for the first time. correct incorrect

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. What was the 'Ishii Unit'?

A torture camp in southern China correct incorrect

A biomedical testing camp in Manchuria correct incorrect

A slave labour camp in the Philippines correct incorrect

A prisoner-of-war camp in Vietnam correct incorrect

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. What was the key proposal of the Konoe Memorial?

Unconditional surrender of the Japanese to the Soviet Union correct incorrect

Giving independence to Japan's colonies and withdrawing all of Japan's forces to the home islands correct incorrect

Unconditional surrender of the Japanese to the United States correct incorrect

Imprisoning anyone who suggested surrender correct incorrect

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. Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to Japan's eventual surrender?

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki correct incorrect

The mass departure of civilians from cities due to bombing correct incorrect

The impact of Operation Starvation correct incorrect

The Emperor's insistence that he would abdicate if he was not allowed to surrender correct incorrect

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. What were 'comfort stations'?

Locations where women were forced to worked as prostitutes for Japanese soldiers correct incorrect

Locations where Japanese soldiers had access to luxury items in the areas they occupied correct incorrect

Field hospitals for the Japanese army supported by comfort packages from home correct incorrect

Counselling stations where professionals provided support to the victims of bombing campaigns on mainland Japan. correct incorrect