Quick Quiz #4 (WWII) - Imperial Japan

Totalitarianism is:

• A government with a constitution that protects the rights of all citizens

• A government with complete control over all economic and political activities in a country

• An extreme form of Communism practiced by the Soviet Union and Communist China

• A form of Extreme Nationalism and Militarism practiced in Nazi Germany and Italy during WWII

Answer explanation

What was the name of Hitler's form of government which denied individual freedoms took complete power of the Germany?

• democracy

• fascism

• dictatorship 

• monarchy 

• communism

Answer explanation

What country invaded China and southeast Asia in WWII?

• Japan

• Germany

• The Soviet Union

• The United States

Answer explanation

Why did Japan invade Asian nations in the 1920s and 30s?

• They were following orders from Germany

• They wanted to embarrass the Americans

• The Shogun wanted to increase his prestige

• They needed raw materials to industrialize

Answer explanation

Which Asian country had America occupied, leading Japan to attack Pearl Harbor?

• Indonesia

• Thailand

• The Philippines

• China

Answer explanation

America had taken control of the Philippines following the Spanish American War. Japan wanted to push America out of Asia

Match the following

• Emperor Meiji

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• Otto Von Bismarck

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• Vladimir Lenin

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• Adolf Hitler

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• Benito Mussolini

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Reorder the following historical events into the correct order

• Japan falls behind Europe technologically

• Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in Japan

• Japan rapidly modernizes and industrializes

• The Tokugawa Shogun is overthrown. Emperor Meiji comes to power

• Japan begins a policy of imperialism leading to WWII

For what reason did Commodore Matthew Perry sail to Japan?

• To conquer Japan

• To establish foreign policy relations

• To force Japan to trade with the U.S.

• To overthrow the Tokugawa Shogunate and implement the Meiji Restoration

What was the reason for Japan initiating a policy of imperialism?

• To gain land to build factories and manufacture goods

• To acquire more natural resources needed to industrialize

• To prepare for a war in the Pacific

• To become allies with Great Britain and the U.S.

Where did Japan expand their empire?

• China, Korea, and the Pacific

• Soviet Union

• U.S.

• Eastern Europe