8.2 - Japan in the Interwar Years

Japan's plan for expansion could potentially lead to another world war. What is a key factor in this scenario?

• Economic ambitions

• Military alliances

• Territorial disputes

• Cultural exchanges

The Meiji Restoration was a response to:

• the need for modernization and westernization in Japan

• the desire to maintain traditional Japanese culture

• a rebellion against the ruling shogunate

• an economic crisis in Japan

What was the central ideal of the Meiji government?

• A) Enrich the country, strengthen the military

• B) Isolationism

• C) Democracy

• D) Feudalism

The idea behind the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere was:

• Idea that Japan could protect Asia from the West and help Asia escape imperial rule

• Spread communism throughout Asia

• To create a free trade zone in Asia.

• To spread Western democratic ideals in Asia.

True or False: The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere was a name for Japan’s program of imperialism in Asia.

• True

• False

What are the benefits of this plan for countries like China?

• Economic growth and development

• Increased political influence

• Improved environmental standards

• All of the above

Ultra-​ (a)   : extreme love for your country at the expense of others.

• Patriotic
• Xenophobic
• Globalistic
• nationalistic

Japan needed to find resources from the co-prosperity countries because:

• it had abundant natural resources.

• it lacked sufficient natural resources.

• it wanted to share its resources with other countries.

• it was a leading exporter of resources.

What did Japan do with the resources it took from the places it took over?

• Used them for its war efforts

• Distributed them among its allies

• Returned them to the original owners

• Destroyed them

What was the outcome of the 1st Sino-Japanese War (1894)?

• A) China wins Korea

• B) Japan wins Korea

• C) Korea remains independent