WorksheetsRebuilding of Japan: Re-test
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How long was Japan occupied by the United States after the end of WWII?
a)
Seven years (1845-1852)
b)
Seven years (1945-1952)
c)
Seven years (1943-1912)
d)
Five years (1940-1945)
2.
Why did the United States decide to help rebuild Japan?
a)
The United States wanted to punish Japan
b)
Japan asked the United States for assistance
c)
The United States wanted to make Japan a colony to repay what happened in Hawaii during WWII
d)
The United States did not want to repeat what happened in Germany after WWI.
3.
Who was sent from the United States to help rebuild Japan?
a)
General Douglas MacArthur
b)
General Abraham Lincoln
c)
Emperor Hirohito
d)
Ho Chi Minh
4.
English as a second language is an example of a ______ reform done by General MacArthur.
a)
economic
b)
social
c)
political
d)
traditional
5.
A new government: a Constitutional Monarchy is an example of a ________ reform done by General MacArthur
a)
economic
b)
social
c)
political
d)
traditional
6.
Helping Japan start a market economy is an example of a ______ reform done by General MacArthur
a)
economic
b)
social
c)
political
d)
traditional
7.
After WWII, what happened to Japan's government and economy?
a)
The government was taken over by Japanese military men to make sure that no more nuclear attacks would happen
b)
They were both devastated. Emperor Hirohito had to accept terms of surrender from the Allies, which meant the closing of weapons factories, forming a market economy, and the establishment of a new Constitution
c)
Japan accepted the terms of the Allies to elect a new president and establish a traditional economy
d)
The government went from being communist to being a dictatorship. The economy had to be restored by investing in human capital
8.
What year did Japan regain control of its government?
a)
1856
b)
1953
c)
1952
d)
1945
9.
What "dispute" did Hirohito have to settle during WWII?
a)
Whether or not to attack the United States again
b)
Whether or not to evacuate Hiroshima and Nagasaki
c)
Whether or not to surrender to the Allies
d)
Whether or not to shut down the weapons' factories
10.
How did Emperor Hirohito "break the precedent of imperial silence"?
a)
He took a vow of silence so that the Allies would know that Japan was surrendering
b)
He did what no other Japanese emperor had done before by going on a radio broadcast
c)
He broke the silence when he bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941
d)
He ended the war by signing a treaty with the United States
11.
The U.S. dropped atomic (nuclear) bombs on which two Japanese cities?
a)
Hiroshima and Paris
b)
Nagasaki and Osaka
c)
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
d)
Tokyo and Osaka
12.
What happened to government and military leaders in Japan after WWII?
a)
They went to trial and were punished for their actions
b)
They were exiled from Japan
c)
They had to write a letter of apology to the United States for bombing Pearl Harbor
d)
They had to sign a treaty and resign from their government and military positions
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