Sunburst Seas

What year did Japan begin the administration of its Pacific island colonies?

• 1919

• 1921

• 1941

• 1944

What was a sharp contrast between the Japanese administration and the German administration?

• Japan purchased the islands

• Japan brought in hundreds of civil servants

• Japan taught their own language

• Japan made the indigenous people citizens

At the end of WW I, who supported Japan’s securing of formal authority over the islands? Who was opposed to it?

• Spain; Germany

• Spain, U.S.

• U.S.; Germany

• Britain; U.S.

What authoritative body formally entrusted Germany's former island possessions to Japan?

• League of Legends

• Justice League

• League of Nations

• United Nations

According to the official mandate, what were the Japanese to do in Micronesia?

• adopt the islands as part of Japan

• promote the material and moral well-being of the islanders

• erase the memory of the German administration

• return the islands to its pre-contact condition

What were the “two methods most likely to ensure in the long run the educational development of the inhabitants”

• education and religion

• discipline and rote instruction

• healthcare and business

• youth groups and vocational schools

What action was NOT taken by the Japanese to promote religion?

• appealed to the Pope for priests

• invited Liebenzell missionaries to resume their work

• brought in Shinto priest from Japan

• pastors arrived from the Congregational Church in Japan

What was done every morning at school?

• prayer and pledge of allegiance

• exercise and eating breakfast

• exercise and greeting the Emporer

• singing and greeting the Emporer

What was the difference between the school for the islanders and the school for Japanese students?

• There was no difference

• Japanese students had to pay for school

• Japanese students received a longer, more advanced education

• Only boys went to the Japanese school

What job could boys get once they left school that helped them improve their language skills and paid them a little money?

• taxi driver

• tea boy

• sugar cane farmer

• radio operator