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SS7H3c Rebuilding of Japan

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

What lead to the surrender of Japan and the end of WWII in the Pacific?

a)

US dropped atomic bombs on 2 Japanese cities.

b)

Russia defeated the Japanese in North Korea.

c)

Japan dropped atomic bombs on Pearl Harbor Naval base.

d)

United States agreed to help rebuild Japan

2.

What did the governments of the United States and Japan agree to do at the end of WWII?

a)

work together to rebuild Japan

b)

work together to defeat the Nazis

c)

work together to defeat the Russians

d)

stop the spread of Communism into Asia

3.

How did Japan grow into a world power (and an empire) before WWII?

a)

using money from trade to expand military power and take over more territory in Asia

b)

making alliances with China and Russia to control more land

c)

attacking Pearl Harbor to conquer US lands in the Pacific

d)

forming alliances with the Nazis to control more land in Europe

4.

How did the United States and Japan become enemies?

a)

Japan attacked the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1941

b)

The United States dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan in 1941

c)

Japan invaded Poland whom the United States had an alliance with

d)

Japan signed an alliance with Nazi Germany, which the United States was at war with.

5.

How could Japan be describe immediately after WWII?

a)

devastated with widespread destruction

b)

powerful with newly gained territory

c)

economically powerful with a weak military

d)

strong military strength with a weak economy

6.

Who was General Douglas MacArthur

a)

US Military Officer in charge of rebuilding Japan after WWII

b)

US Military Officer responsible for the surrender of the Nazis

c)

British military officer in charge of repairing relations between US and Japan

d)

Russian military officer responsible for planning Japanese reparations to China

7.

What form of government did General MacArthur establish for Japan after WWII?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy (Parliamentary Democracy)

b)

Presidential Democracy

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Communist Oligarchy

8.

What was the role of the Emperor in the new government of Japan after WWII?

a)

Symbolic Figurehead (Head of State)

b)

Head of Government

c)

Autocratic Dictator

d)

Removed from all involvement

9.

What were "Japanese Reparations"?

a)

paying for damages they caused during WWII

b)

rebuilding their economy after WWII

c)

rebuilding their military after WWII

d)

Being assisted by the United States after WWII

10.
What event led to the US joining WWII? 
a)
Germany invaded Poland. 
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. 
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor. 
11.
The day that Japan surrendered is known as...
a)
D-Day
b)
VE Day
c)
VJ Day
d)
USA Wins Day
12.

Which US President asked Congress to declare war on Japan?

a)

President Eisenhower

b)

President Truman

c)

President Roosevelt

d)

President MacArthur

13.
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
14.

Which US President approved of the atomic bombs being dropped on two Japanese cities?

a)

President Eisenhower

b)

President Truman

c)

President Roosevelt

d)

President MacArthur

15.

What two cities did the US drop the atomic bombs on?

a)

Tokyo and Okinawa

b)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

c)

Seoul and Taiwan

d)

Valdosta and Hahira