Historiography Quiz

Who believed the Gestapo played a crucial role in maintaining Nazi power?

• Kershaw

• Evans

• Pauley

• Overy

Who argued that Castro's foreign policy allowed him to gain Soviet support and maintain power?

• Balfour

• Kapcia

• Bethell

• Latell

Who described the May 4th Movement as inherently anti-Confucian?

• Sheridan

• Schiffrin

• Grey

• Mitter

Which historian said that Castro's sugar-based economy left Cuba vulnerable?

• Mesa-Lago

• Perez

• Kapcia

• Luis

Who argued that Japan became a 'Polluter's Paradise' as a result of its economic miracle?

• McClain

• Pyle

• Bailey

• Reischauer

Who asserted that the US Naval Blockade was the most critical factor in Japan's WWII defeat?

• Tooze

• Hastings

• Pyle

• Mitter

Which historian emphasized the importance of Japanese work culture in the postwar economic miracle?

• Kennedy

• Bailey

• Pyle/Revisionist

• Orthodox View

Who claimed that the 'Hitler Myth' lost effectiveness as WWII dragged on?

• Kershaw

• Fraenkel

• Pauley

• Evans

Who claimed that the 4-Year Plans were failures and Nazi Germany was economically unprepared for war?

• Overy

• Mason

• Klein

• Shirer

According to Mary Beard, what provoked Japan into war with the U.S.?

• Pearl Harbor

• Oil embargo

• Hull Note

• Soviet threats