Chapter 8 Self Quiz

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. How did geopolitical position change in the late 19th century?

It improved to the point where Japan was a global superpower correct incorrect

It improved to the point where Japan was a dominant power in East Asia correct incorrect

It stayed more or less the same correct incorrect

It weakened, leaving Japan open to further exploitation correct incorrect

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. Which country was identified as constituting a 'zone of advantage' for Japan in the late 19th century?

Ryukyu correct incorrect

Taiwan correct incorrect

China correct incorrect

Korea correct incorrect

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. What argument did Fukuzawa Yukichi make in his essay, 'On Leaving Asia'?

That the Japanese should migrate to Western countries correct incorrect

That European powers should withdraw from Asia correct incorrect

That Americans were irredeemably racist, and should be expelled from the Philippines correct incorrect

The China and Korea were incapable of reform, and Japan should cast its lot with the West. correct incorrect

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. On which country did Japan base its military reforms?

America correct incorrect

Britain correct incorrect

Germany correct incorrect

France correct incorrect

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. What was a major cause of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895?

Competition with China over Korea correct incorrect

Competition with China over trade correct incorrect

Competition with Korea over resources correct incorrect

Competition with Korea over China correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the Sino-Japanese War?

A surge of nationalism in Japan correct incorrect

A huge indemnity paid by China to Japan correct incorrect

The collapse of the Qing dynasty correct incorrect

Praise from Western observers for Japan's rise as an Asian power correct incorrect

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. Why were journalists such as Tokutomi Soho unhappy with the interventions of Western powers after the Sino-Japanese war?

They saw the intervention as detrimental to Japanese economic development correct incorrect

They saw the Western powers as unfairly biased towards China correct incorrect

They saw the Western powers as determined to limit Japan's rise to power correct incorrect

They saw the retrocession of the Liaodong Peninsula as a religious humiliation correct incorrect

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. Japanese emigration hit its highest levels in...

1870-1890 correct incorrect

1880-1900 correct incorrect

1890-1910 correct incorrect

1900-1920 correct incorrect

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. Russo-Japanese negotiations in the early 20th century failed because...

The Russians wanted influence over Hokkaido correct incorrect

The Japanese were unwilling to cede Manchuria to Russia correct incorrect

The Japanese were waiting for a revolution to weaken Russia correct incorrect

The Russians consistently violated their agreements with Japan correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the Russo-Japanese War of 1905?

Japan secured control over Russian railways in Manchuria correct incorrect

Japan received the Russian leases on two Manchurian ports correct incorrect

Japan received no financial compensation correct incorrect

Japan received control over the southern portion of Sakhalin correct incorrect

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. Which of the following factors did NOT lead to Japan engaging in imperialist expansions in Asia in the late 19th century?

The ideology of the 'National Learning' school correct incorrect

The idea that Japan could either create its own empire, or become part of another correct incorrect

The imperative to spread the Shinto religion correct incorrect

The overseas business interests of Japanese capitalists correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Japanese political system at the turn of the 20th century?

An elected House of Representatives correct incorrect

An appointed House of Peers correct incorrect

Property qualifications for voting correct incorrect

Representation for Japanese residents in its colonies correct incorrect

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. Over which of the following issues did the elected Diet and oligarchic Meiji government of Japan clash frequently in the 1890s and early 1900s?

The contents and size of the budget correct incorrect

The role of the emperor in politics correct incorrect

The legitimacy of Japanese imperialism correct incorrect

The need for universal suffrage correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was NOT a major political figure in 1890s Japan?

Saionij Kinmochi correct incorrect

Katsura Taro correct incorrect

Fukuzawa Yukichi correct incorrect

Hara Kei correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Japanese political crisis of 1912-1913?

A prime minister accused of using the emperor for political benefit correct incorrect

A perceived challenge by the military to 'constitutional leadership' correct incorrect

Riots in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kobe. correct incorrect

The resignation of three successive prime ministers correct incorrect

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. Which political group began publishing the Heimin Shinbun (Commoner News) in 1903?

Socialists correct incorrect

Fascists correct incorrect

Conservatives correct incorrect

Nationalists correct incorrect

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. What was the 'Friendly Society'?

A Christian evangelical group correct incorrect

A 'new religion' correct incorrect

A social club for small business owners correct incorrect

An organization of laborers correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was NOT a policy initiated to streamline local governance in the Meiji period?

Consolidating Shinto shrines correct incorrect

Merging hamlets into larger villages correct incorrect

Integrating local social clubs into prefectural organizations correct incorrect

Encouraging women to get involved in state sponsored Gratitude Societies correct incorrect

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. Which of the following efforts to encourage nationalism among the Japanese population were NOT undertaken by the government after 1905?

Creating youth groups similar to the Boy Scouts correct incorrect

Creating Military Reserve Associations correct incorrect

Increasing the years of compulsory education and adding emphasis on loyalty to the emperor correct incorrect

Directing Buddhist temples to organize military support groups correct incorrect

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. What did a survey conducted by the military in 1913 find about Japan's youth?

Few could correctly identify the importance of the sun goddess, Amaterasu correct incorrect

They were keen to join volunteer groups correct incorrect

They were interested in emigrating to Korea, Taiwan or Hawaii correct incorrect

They wanted to serve in the military as soon as possible correct incorrect