Rise of Japan

who was the emperor of Japan during WWII?

• Meiji

• Tokugawa

• Hirohito

• Tojo

in 1931 Japan invaded and puppeted THIS region of China

• Taiwan

• Manchuria

• Shandong

• Kyushu

After puppeting Manchukuo, in 1937, Japan invaded which country?

• Germany

• China

• Korea

• Thailand

in 1937 Japanese planes sunk the USS Panay in the Yangtze River. why did this not lead to war between the US and Japan?

• Japan bribed the American ambassadors

• Japan claimed that the pilots made a mistake

• America was afraid of the Japanese might

• America was allied with Japan

Due to their country being invaded and brutalized who were the first refugees of WWII?

• The Koreans

• The Americans

• The Vietnamese

• The Chinese

Under Japanese occupation, many Chinese had to work in what occupation?

• Forced Labor gangs

• Telephone operators

• Army Catering Corps

• City architects

in September 1940, Japan allied itself to what other two nations?

• The UK and France

• Germany and France

• The USA and Italy

• Germany and Italy

December 7th 1941, Japan attacked what nation in Hawaii?

• The UK

• USSR

• America

• France

America imposed economic punishments on Japan, what did the leaders of Japan believe would be the only course of action?

• To stop all aggressive activity and plead with the United States

• to declare war on the United States

• To seek new trade partners in the UK and France

• To reform their economy to a communist style economy

During times of world peace, Japan made war. what style of airplane did the Japanese find the most effective at fighting?

• Zero

• Mustang

• Spitfire

• Messerschmidt