Causes of WWII: Asia and the Pacific Theater

What was the Stimson Doctrine?

• A policy of nonrecognition of states created by a result of a war of aggression

• A doctrine established to prevent economic sanctions in Japan

• A policy to ensure Japan would not invade China

• A rule that forced Japan to retreat from occupied territory

What year did the Japanese invasion of China start?

• 1924

• 1937

• 1932

• 2046

Why did Japan withdraw from the League of Nations?

• They did not support the League’s ideals

• They were kicked out due to lack of peaceful diplomacy

• The Chinese Foreign Ministry called for a stop in Japan’s military operations

• The United States wanted them to leave

What US president implemented the economic sanctions on Japan that motivated them to attack Pearl Harbor?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Jimmy Carter

Which of these resources was NOT subject to the US “moral embargoes” on Japan?

• Airplanes

• Aluminum

• Magnesium

• Oil

How many years of oil did Japan have stockpiled?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

During the Sino-Japanese war, what ideologies did Japan push though its control of media and education?

• Nationalism and capitalism

• Nationalism and racial superiority

• Racial superiority and racial segregation

• Economic reforms and socialism

What was the most relevant cause of the rift between Japan and Australia in 1919?

• Economic sanctions levied by Australia

• Australia's support of china in the Sino-Japanese war

• Japan asked for a shipment of kangaroos from Australia but Australia was unable to fulfill the order due to the emu war

• A rejection of racial equality as part of the treaty of Versailles

In the decades following the end of Japan's years of isolation what did Japan want most?

• To become a recognized and developed world power

• To gain control of all of east Asia

• To support other Asian countries to rival Europe

• To develop a strong navy

Which agreement awarded Japan Germany’s colonial islands in Asia?

• South Sea Mandate

• Asian Accords

• South Sea Agreement

• Indonesian Mandate