WorksheetsIndependence of India and Rebuilding of Japan
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
What British company first began trade with India, eventually leading Britain to take control of India?
The Muslim League
Indian National Congress
East India Trading Company
West India Trading Company
What is nationalism?
Washington D.C.'s baseball team
Having pride in your country
Knowing confidential passwords
When a country is governed by one person
India broke free from this country’s rule in 1947.
Great Britain
Spain
France
Portugal
What does the term nationalism mean?
The belief in non-violence.
Refusing to buy products from a company or country in order to protect its ideals or practices
To intentionally disobey a law in order to make a point
A belief that people should be loyal to those with whom they share a common history and customs
Who urged nonviolent protests to gain India’s independence?
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Martin Luther King
Ho Chi Minh
Nelson Mandela
What tragic event took place in India that led Mohandas Gandhi to become the leader of the Indian independence movement?
WW1
the Holocaust
Amritsar
Apartheid
Which product did Gandhi boycott?
Tea
Sugar
Salt
Cotton
What approach did Gandhi take to achieve independence for India?
Violent resistance
non-violent resistance
What religion do the majority of people in India practice?
Buddhism
Islam
Shintohism
Hinduism
During WWI millions of Indians joined the British Army. The British parliament promised that when the war ended, India would be able to have more control of their government. Great Britain honored their promise and gave India their independence when the war was over.
True
False
After fighting in WWII, Britain no longer had enough money or people to keep India under its rule. Great Britain formally gave up their claims to India in 1947
True
False
Which nation ruled over India between 1858 and 1947?
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Japan
How were the citizens of India treated by the British?
with respect
with discrimination
with equality
with fair treatment
Which is the best description of the Amritsar massacre?
a slaughter of over 400 Indian citizens
a slaughter of 12 British soldiers
a bombing raid from WWII
India's new government after its independence
What did the British government do in response to the peaceful protests?
They arrested Indian citizens
They killed Indian citizens
They eventually gave India its independence
All of the above
Japan and the United States are allies today
True
False
On December 7th, 1941 Japanese airplanes attacked a U.S. naval base located at __________________ in Hawaii.
Pearl Harbor
Okinawa Airbase
Maui International
Fort Sumter
What United States President declared war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Japanese soldiers were extremely fierce warriors and were willing to sacrifice their lives in battle. One example of this was a group that would fly their planes directly into a target expecting to die. What was the name of this group of Japanese soldiers?
samurai
kamikaze
green berets
Kawasaki
Which United States President made the difficult decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
Jimmy Carter
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
General Ford
In August of 1945, American bomber planes dropped the first atomic bombs ever used in war on the Japanese cities of ___________ and ____________.
Tokyo and Osaka
Kyoto and Yokohama
Kobe and Nagano
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States helped to rebuild this country and its economy after WW2.
China
Vietnam
India
Japan
What was the name of the United States General who was in charge of the restoration of Japan after the atomic bombing?
General George Marshall
General George Patton
General Douglas MacArthur
General Norman Schwarzkopf
What happened to the Japanese government and military leaders after Japan surrendered in WW2?
they were sent back to the United States to learn about democracy
they were brought to trial and punished for their actions
they were taken to Siberia and left for dead
they were aked to lead the new Japanese democracy
What type of government was established in Japan after WW2?
constitutional monarchy
oligarchy
dictatorship
presidential democracy
What is the best description of the government after World War II in Japan?
Traditional US government
Exact copy of the US constitution
blend of Japanese traditions and new democratic government
None of the above
Which is the best description of the Japanese economy today?
total government control (command)
total United States control
Entrepreneurs and Individually owned business (mixed)
total German control
What was Japan's main tactic used in the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Attack from the air with bombs and torpedos
Submarines blew up the battleships from under the water
Soldiers parachuted onto the ships and attacked
An atomic bomb was dropped on Pearl Harbor naval base
Over which US battleship was a memorial built at Pearl Harbor and is considered a US National Historic landmark?
Utah
Arizona
Oklahoma
West Virginia
