Japan and Korea Test Review

Washington D.C. is to the United States as what is to Japan?

• Kyoto

• Peking

• Pyongyang

• Tokyo

When Japan closed their ports and refused to interact with other countries, this is known as

• Segregation

• Isolationism

• Militarism

A major impact of U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry’s visit to Japan was:

• The overthrow of the emperor

• A naval war between the United States and Korea

• Japan’s decision to remain isolated

• The end of isolationism in Japan

The Opium War and the expedition of Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan resulted in

• the economic isolation of China and Japan

• an increase in Chinese influence in Africa

• an increase in Western trade and influence in Asia

• the beginning of democratic governments in China and Japan

The Meiji Restoration in Japan was prompted in part by

• A fear that Japan would be colonized by western nations

• the failure of Japanese expansion

• the Shogun's conversion to Christianity

• a desire to stay isolated

All of the following occurred under the Meiji Restoration, EXCEPT...

• The Japanese people were sent abroad to study western government, industry, and military organizations.

• Feudal classes remained and daimyos were still considered a crucial aspect of society.

• Feudal classes were abolished and everyone was declared equal.

• Established a two-house legislature called the Imperial Diet

True or False: Japan did not play a role in colonizing or "imperializing" another region.

• True

• False

Which is NOT one of the areas of Japanese expansion during the 1930s and 1940s?

What country colonized Korea in 1910?

• France

• China

• Japan

• Russia

What event led the United States to join the Allied forces in WWII?

• Japan's expansion into French Indochina

• Hitler's invasion of Poland

• Japanese attack on the U.S. military base at Pearl Harbor

• Japan's invasion of China