Causes of WWII: Asia and the Pacific Theater

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What was the Stimson Doctrine?

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A policy of nonrecognition of states created by a result of a war of aggression

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What year did the Japanese invasion of China start?

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1937

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Why did Japan withdraw from the League of Nations? Options: They did not support the League’s ideals, They were kicked out due to lack of peaceful diplomacy, The Chinese Foreign Ministry called for a stop in Japan’s military operations, The United States wanted them to leave

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry called for a stop in Japan’s military operations

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What US president implemented the economic sanctions on Japan that motivated them to attack Pearl Harbor?

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Which of these resources was NOT subject to the US “moral embargoes” on Japan? Airplanes, Aluminum, Magnesium, Oil

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Oil

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How many years of oil did Japan have stockpiled?

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2

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During the Sino-Japanese war, what ideologies did Japan push through its control of media and education?

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Nationalism and racial superiority

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What was the most relevant cause of the rift between Japan and Australia in 1919? Options: Economic sanctions levied by Australia, Australia's support of china in the Sino-Japanese war, Japan asked for a shipment of kangaroos from Australia but Australia was unable to fulfill the order due to the emu war, A rejection of racial equality as part of the treaty of Versailles

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A rejection of racial equality as part of the treaty of Versailles

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In the decades following the end of Japan's years of isolation what did Japan want most? Options: To become a recognized and developed world power, To gain control of all of east Asia, To support other Asian countries to rival Europe, To develop a strong navy

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To become a recognized and developed world power

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Which agreement awarded Japan Germany’s colonial islands in Asia?

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South Sea Mandate