Chapter 13 Self Quiz

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. What was one of the chief fears of elite Japanese about what might happen after defeat in World War II?

The introduction of an American-style presidential democracy correct incorrect

The transformation of Japan into an American colony correct incorrect

The introduction of Soviet-style communism correct incorrect

The mass conversion of Japanese to Christianity correct incorrect

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. Which of the following steps did the Japanese officials and businessmen NOT take in the immediate aftermath of surrender?

Burning sensitive documents correct incorrect

Executing prisoners of war throughout the empire correct incorrect

Establishing state managed brothels for the Allied troops correct incorrect

Producing books for learning English correct incorrect

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. What was 'kyôdatsu'?

Mental exhaustion correct incorrect

Resistance to the Americans correct incorrect

Crimes committed due to postwar poverty correct incorrect

Suicides in despair at Japan's surrender correct incorrect

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. The 'kasutori' culture of postwar Japan...

...emphasized repentance and austerity correct incorrect

...was optimistic and driven correct incorrect

...was indulgent and decadent correct incorrect

...valued political protest and Marxist values correct incorrect

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. What was one important outcome of the Tokyo Trials?

Sixteen defendants were publicly hung correct incorrect

A surprising number of defendants were found innocent of war crimes correct incorrect

Initiating a war was defined as a "crime against peace" correct incorrect

Tojo Hideki was sentenced to life in prison. correct incorrect

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. Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAP)?

Douglas MacArthur correct incorrect

Winston Churchill correct incorrect

Dwight Eishenhower correct incorrect

Harry Truman correct incorrect

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. What did Article 9 of the new Japanese constitution do?

It renounced the use of military force as a legitimate act of the Japanese government correct incorrect

It reduced the emperor to 'symbol of the state' correct incorrect

It guaranteed the right to education for women and men correct incorrect

It gave women equality in divorce and inheritance correct incorrect

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. Which of the following steps were NOT taken by the occupying forces against the zaibatsu?

They confiscated the holdings of the major zaibatsu families correct incorrect

They broke up largr firms within the zaibatsu into smaller companies correct incorrect

They subsidized the smaller-scaled competitors of the zaibatsu correct incorrect

They offered encouragement to workers in zaibatsu and other firms to form trade unions correct incorrect

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. Which of the following educational steps were taken in immediate postwar Japan?

Women were allowed to study beyond elementary school for the first time correct incorrect

Public universities were made free of charge correct incorrect

Public funding for high schools was decreased correct incorrect

Compulsory education was extended through 9th grade correct incorrect

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. What impact did the Occupation have on land ownership in Japan?

It forced tenants to move off land if they couldn't afford to stay correct incorrect

It forced landlords to sell their holdings to tenants correct incorrect

It forced landlords and tenants negotiate lower rents correct incorrect

It had little to no effect, much to the disappointment of Douglas MacArthur. correct incorrect

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. Which was the only ministry dissolved by the Occupation?

The Ministry of War correct incorrect

The Imperial Household Ministry correct incorrect

The Home Ministry correct incorrect

The Ministry for Colonial Affairs correct incorrect

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. What was Beate Sirota's major contribution to the Occupation?

She spearheaded zaibatsu reform correct incorrect

She introduced provisions to the constitution guaranteeing gender equality correct incorrect

She was Douglas MacArthur's translator and mediated his conversations with the Emperor correct incorrect

She was the first foreign woman elected to the Diet correct incorrect

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. Why did government bureaucrats oppose the Occupation's efforts to break up the zaibatsu?

They thought the zaibatsu would be essential to Japanese economic recovery correct incorrect

They thought the zaibatsu were too powerful to be broken up correct incorrect

They were bribed by zaibatsu leaders to support their cause correct incorrect

The zaibatsu had hidden most of their assets in places the Americans could not reach. correct incorrect

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. American reforms promoting local control in education and policing failed...

Because they were underfunded correct incorrect

Because the new constitution deemed them illegal correct incorrect

Because the Japanese had limited tradition of local self-government correct incorrect

Because conservative politicians feared the power of the socialists at the local level correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was NOT a significant political party in post-war Japan?

The Japan Socialist Party correct incorrect

The Japan Communist Party correct incorrect

The Japan National Socialist Party correct incorrect

The Liberal Party correct incorrect

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. Postwar Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru had been a/an _____ in pre-war Japan.

Diplomat correct incorrect

Member of the Diet correct incorrect

Army Minister correct incorrect

Admiral correct incorrect

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. What was the 'reverse course'?

A change in Occupation policies to bolster conservative elites as American allies correct incorrect

The withdrawal of the American military and civilian bureacracy correct incorrect

The return of war to Asia with the beginning of the Korean War correct incorrect

The accession to power of Japan' first Socialist Prime Minister correct incorrect

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. What was one of the immediate impacts of the 'Dodge Line'?

Japan's economy grew by 9.8% in 1950 correct incorrect

The yen was pegged at 180 to the dollar correct incorrect

300,000 public or quasi-public workers lost their jobs correct incorrect

Inflation increased dramatically. correct incorrect

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. Which part of Japan did the US continue to occupy even after the official end of the Occupation?

Hokkaido correct incorrect

Shikoku correct incorrect

Kyushu correct incorrect

Okinawa correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was NOT an objection to the US-Japan Security Treaty?

It would encourage American enemies to attack Japan correct incorrect

It made Japan pay all costs for American troops in Japan correct incorrect

It placed Japan in a subordinate position to the US correct incorrect

It violated Japan's new commitment to pacifism. correct incorrect