Rebuilding Japan

Rebuilding Japan

By Hardi Morris

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Japan forcefully created an empire with ____ throughout the early 1900s.

• joined the Axis

• captured Asian regions

• military strength

• invaded China

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Japan _____ like Taiwan and Korea.

• joined the Axis

• captured Asian regions

• military strength

• invaded China

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It ____ and took Manchuria and other coastal cities.

• joined the Axis

• captured Asian regions

• military strength

• invaded China

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Japan planned on taking over even more of the Pacific when it ____ during World War II.

• joined the Axis Powers

• captured Asian regions

• military strength

• invaded China

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On December 7, 1941, Japanese airplanes made a surprise attack on the US naval base at ___ in Hawaii.

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More than ___, and many US battleships and airplanes were destroyed.

• 24 people were killed

• 2,400 people were killed

• 240 people were killed

• 24,000 people were killed

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The next day, ___ asked Congress to declare war on Japan

• Germany and Italy

• President Roosevelt

• side of the Allies

•  entered WWII on December 8, 1941

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They agreed and the US officially ___.

• Germany and Italy

• President Roosevelt

• side of the Allies

•  entered WWII on December 8, 1941

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On December 11, ___ declared war on the US.

• Germany and Italy

• President Roosevelt

• side of the Allies

•  entered WWII on December 8, 1941

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The US was now deeply involved in WWII on the ___.

• Germany and Italy

• President Roosevelt

• side of the Allies

•  entered WWII on December 8, 1941

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In 1944, the US followed an ___ campaign in the Pacific.

• closer and closer to Japan

• “island-hopping”

• held by the Japanese

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US forces attacked island after island ___.

• closer and closer to Japan

• “island-hopping”

• held by the Japanese

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This campaign brought American troops ___.

• closer and closer to Japan

• “island-hopping”

• held by the Japanese

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Fighting Japan was difficult because the Japanese were ___.

• fierce warriors

• kamikaze pilots

• sacrifice themselves

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The Japanese soldiers never gave up and were willing to ___ for their country.

• fierce warriors

• kamikaze pilots

• sacrifice themselves

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Japanese ___ crashed their planes into US ships on purpose, fully expecting to die.

• fierce warriors

• kamikaze pilots

• sacrifice themselves

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In February 1945, American forces invaded ___.

The island was important because it was ___ and it was a good place for US planes to land.

The Japanese protected the island with ___.

It was a fierce battle, but the ___ eventually took the island.

• traps and underground tunnels

• US Marines

• close to Japan

• the island of Iwo Jima

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The island was important because it was ___ and it was a good place for US planes to land.

• traps and underground tunnels

• US Marines

• close to Japan

• the island of Iwo Jima

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The Japanese protected the island with ___.

• traps and underground tunnels

• US Marines

• close to Japan

• the island of Iwo Jima

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It was a fierce battle, but the ___ eventually took the island.

• traps and underground tunnels

• US Marines

• close to Japan

• the island of Iwo Jima

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The Allies thought about invading Japan, but were worried that ___.

• President Harry Truman

• too many soldiers would die

• they refused to give up

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___ made a difficult decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan.

• President Harry Truman

• too many soldiers would die

• they refused to give up

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He warned the Japanese government to surrender, but ___.

• President Harry Truman

• too many soldiers would die

• they refused to give up

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On August 6, 1945, an American bomber plane dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in war on ___.

• the Japanese city of Hiroshima

• completely devastated

• Nagasaki

• Japan

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A few days later, the US dropped a second bomb on ___.

• the Japanese city of Hiroshima

• completely devastated

• Nagasaki

• Japan

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Both cities were ___, and the Japanese finally agreed to surrender.

• the Japanese city of Hiroshima

• completely devastated

• Nagasaki

• Japan

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___ is the only country in the world that has been attacked by nuclear weapons.

• the Japanese city of Hiroshima

• completely devastated

• Nagasaki

• Japan

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The two sides signed formal surrender papers on the US battleship Missouri on ____.

This day is known as VJ Day – Victory in Japan Day– and it officially put an end to Japan’s empire-building.

• September 4, 1945

• September 2, 1945

• September 2, 1946

• September 4, 1946

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The two sides signed formal surrender papers on the US battleship Missouri on ____.

This day is known as ___ and it officially put an end to Japan’s empire-building.

• D Day

• VJ Day

• V Day

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After Japan’s surrender, Japan’s ___ were devastated.

• economy and government

• industries and farms

• infrastructure

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The country’s ___ (transportation, communication, sewage, water, and electric systems) was demolished.

• economy and government

• industries and farms

• infrastructure

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___ were destroyed and the emperor was exposed as a mere mortal and not a god.

• economy and government

• industries and farms

• infrastructure

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The US had a plan to occupy and rebuild Japan  in a way that would guarantee the country would ___ to others in the future.

• occupied

• oversee

• not pose a military threat

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General Douglas MacArthur was sent to ___ Japan’s restoration.

• occupied

• oversee

• not pose a military threat

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The US ___ Japan from 1945 to 1952.

• occupied

• oversee

• not pose a military threat

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General MacArthur ordered Japan’s military to be disbanded and ___.

• install

• closed all weapons factories

• punished

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He also directed that government and military leaders involved in World War II were brought to trial and ___.

• install

• closed all weapons factories

• punished

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In addition, MacArthur helped Japan ___ a new democratic government.

• install

• closed all weapons factories

• punished

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MacArthur decided that Japan would be a ___ monarchy in order to preserve the emperor’s role in the country’s culture.

• constitutional

• American

• democratic

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MacArthur decided that Japan would be a ___ monarchy in order to preserve the emperor’s role in the country’s culture.

He wrote Japan’s constitution, The MacArthur Constitution, which is still considered one of the most ___ documents in the world today.

Japanese citizens were granted many of the same rights as ___ citizens.

• constitutional

• American

• democratic

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Japanese citizens were granted many of the same rights as ___ citizens.

• constitutional

• American

• democratic

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Japan’s constitution also prevents the country from ___ or fighting with other countries (unless they are attacked first).

• not allowed to rebuild their military

• declaring war

• signing the new constitution

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After ___, the Japanese government pledged to pay reparations to the countries that they harmed during WWII.

• not allowed to rebuild their military

• declaring war

• signing the new constitution

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The Japanese were also ___ in any way.

• not allowed to rebuild their military

• declaring war

• signing the new constitution

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The United States offered ___ kick start Japan’s economy after World War II. 

• several billion

• trading partner

• financial support to help

• its reasons

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The US invested ___ dollars into rebuilding Japan.

• several billion

• trading partner

• financial support to help

• its reasons

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Not all Americans supported the expense, but the government had ___ to help Japan rebuild.

• several billion

• trading partner

• financial support to help

• its reasons

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The US government knew that a friendly Japan would be a valuable ___ in the future.

• several billion

• trading partner

• financial support to help

• its reasons

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The US government also wanted a democratic government to counteract the spread of ___ in Southern and Eastern Asia.

Communism was getting more and more ___ in China, Korea, and Vietnam.

The US government saw this as a threat to ___, and desired to keep the Japanese from being drawn to Communism.

• Communism

• popular

• democracy

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Communism was getting more and more ___ in China, Korea, and Vietnam.

• Communism

• popular

• democracy

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The US government saw this as a threat to ___, and desired to keep the Japanese from being drawn to Communism.

• Communism

• popular

• democracy

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The United States’ efforts, coupled with a strong Japanese work ___, led to a boom in Japan’s economic growth.

• effect

• ethic

• economies

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Japan now has one of the most powerful industrialized ___ in the world.

• effect

• ethic

• economies

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America’s occupation and MacArthur’s rebuilding of Japan has had a positive lasting ___.

• effect

• ethic

• economies

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On April 28, 1952, Japan became a ___.

• stable democratic governments

• fully sovereign nation

• allies and trade partners

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Today, the country has one of the most ___ in the world.

• stable democratic governments

• fully sovereign nation

• allies and trade partners

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The US and Japan have remained close ___ since the 1950s.

• stable democratic governments

• fully sovereign nation

• allies and trade partners