SS7H3c. Rebuilding Japan

The United States played a significant role in rebuilding which Asian country following World War II?

• Japan

• China

• Taiwan

• Manchuria

The United States did NOT want Japan to follow in the footsteps of China and Vietnam and set up a _________ government.

• Democratic

• Communist

• Theocratic

Today, the United States and Japan are close allies with a strong trade relationship.

• True

• False

Who is responsible for helping Japan write a new constitution and establish a constitutional monarchy?

• President Truman

• Emperor Hirohito

• General MacArthur

The United States left and Japan became a completely sovereign nation in what year?

• 1941

• 1945

• 1952

• 1975

What was the condition of Japan after WWII?

• Much of Japan’s infrastructure was devastated.

• Farms and businesses were reduced to rubble.

• The government and economy were destroyed.

• All of the above.

What was the role of the Japanese emperor in the new government after WWII?

• He was given complete control of the government.

• He became the leader of parliament.

• He was given complete control of the military.

• His role was mostly ceremonial, much like the monarch of Great Britain.

Today, Japan's government can be described as:

• a constitutional monarchy.

• a democracy.

• having a constitution that protects the rights of the people.

• All of the above

On which city was the first atomic bomb ever used in war dropped?

• Hiroshima

• Tokyo

• Nagasaki

• Berlin