Unit 7.3 Japan and Germany Quiz Review

Which is true of both Japan and Germany's rise as modern nation-states?

• Both turned to industrialization to build powerful militaries

• Emperors were removed to make way for more democratic governments

• Colonies in Africa helped put them on the map with other world powers

• Pressure from foreign powers was a motivation for major change

Who was nick named 'The Iron Chancellor'?

• King Wilhelm I

• Otto Von Bismark

• Matthew Perry

• The Meiji Restoration

Which of the following best describes Otto von Bismarck's 'blood and iron', or realpolitik?

• Creating colonies so that a nation has the wealth and power to take over other nations

• Using negotiations and diplomacy to gain more territory and prevent the spread of war

• Doing whatever is necessary to achieve a nation's goals, including war with allies

• Using the available resources of labor and capital to make sure the nation is strong within its border

What did Bismarck use to unite German-speaking people into a single state?

• Conservatism

• Democracy

• Nationalism

• Religion

How did the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the rise of the Meiji government change Japan?

• It fractured the country between new and old regime loyalties

• It paved the way for Japan to become a major world power

• It marked the beginning of a more democratic rule in Japan

• It began a period of significant economic and industrial decline

The arrival of which foreign power convinced Japan to industrialize and change regimes during the nineteenth century?

• France

• The Netherlands

• England

• The United States

What areas did Japan invade and take control of during the time period from the 1910s to the 1930s?

• Midway and Hawaii

• Korea and Manchuria

• India and Nepal

• Vietnam and Laos

Which of the following is true of German AND Japanese nationalism?

• National pride and economic opportunity motivated both nations to turn to empire building

• Both developed primarily through democratic mass movements

• Both rejected Western military and industrial models

• Both emerged mainly from peasant uprisings against elites

What is nationalism?

• A belief that governments should be controlled by religious leaders

• People identify a community called a nation, sharing common institutions, traditions, languages, and customs

• A system in which land is owned by nobles and worked by peasants

• A belief in free trade and open markets

Who appointed Otto von Bismarck as Prussia's Chief Minister?

• Adam Smith

• Matthew Perry

• Karl Marx

• King Wilhelm I