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PRE WWII Facism, Italy, and Pre-Modern Japan

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The policy of remaining separate from the political and economic affairs of other countries.

a)

Isolationism

b)

Rationalism

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Mercenary

2.

The perosn who controled the military in feudal Japan. was called the ___________

a)

Shogun

b)

Sect

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Mercenary

3.

The emperor of Japan and the Queen of England are examples of

a)

All powerful rulers

b)

Figureheads

c)

Heads of State

d)

Leaders of government

4.

Who held the real political power in Japan

a)

Emperor

b)

Daimyo

c)

Shoguns

d)

Samurai

5.

Warriors hired by landowners in Japan to protect their property were called

a)

Ninjas

b)

Daimyo

c)

Samurai

d)

Mongol Hordes

6.

The code of the Samurai is called

a)

The Ten Commandments

b)

Bushido

c)

Righteous Path of the Warrior

7.

What ocean is Japan located in

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Pacific

8.
In feudal Japan, who was at the top of the social structure, but in reality had little power?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Emperor
c)
Farmers
d)
Shoguns
9.
Which group on the social hierarcy was considered to have the lowest rank in Japanese society?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Merchants
c)
Farmers
d)
Samurai
10.
Was 80-90% of Japan's population during the feudal era?
a)
The emperor
b)
you
c)
peasants
d)
daimyo
11.

In feudal Japan, what was a warrior called?

a)

Shinto

b)

Shogun

c)

Bushido

d)

Samurai

12.

Which title means "supreme general of the emperor's army"?

a)

Shogun

b)

Samurai

c)

Daimyo

d)

Bushido

13.

Who ruled Japan when Kublai Khan attempted two naval invasions?

a)

Prince Shotoku

b)

the Kamakura shogun

c)

the daimyo

d)

the samurai

14.

What does the word 'kamikaze' mean?

a)

Divine wind

b)

Divine right

15.

Why were merchants on the bottom of the Japanese social hierarchy?

a)

They did not produce anything on their own.

b)

They only worked with the Samurai.

16.

Which is the term that describes the military government of Japan?

a)

Kamikaze

b)

Shogunate

17.

Who arrived in 1853 on behalf of the U.S. government, forcing Japan to enter into trade with the United States?

a)

Portuguese traders

b)

Admiral Perry

18.

The act of Seppuku was performed either as an act of loyalty to a fallen daimyo, or ...

a)

To make a samurai invisible in battle.

b)

To restore a samurai's lost honor.

19.

Samurai without masters or jobs and who often ignored the Bushido code were called

a)

The Shogun

b)

The Ronin

c)

The Daimyo

d)

The Rebels

20.
Why did Japan isolate itself?
a)
they wanted to increase the price of food
b)
they wanted to increase Japanese agricultural production
c)
they wanted to protect Japan from the influence of the Europeans
d)
they wanted to prevent Chinese spies from stealing their contributions
21.
Which is the term that describes the military government of Japan?
a)
Samurai
b)
Shogunate
c)
Kimikaze
d)
Vassal
22.

How did King Victor Emmanuel respond to the March on Rome?

a)

Gave Mussolini the job of Prime Minister

b)

Ran away from Italy

c)

Sent the army to attack the Blackshirts

d)

Called for a civil war to be fought

23.

How did the blackshirts restore law and order?

a)

Spoke to the offenders

b)

Used violence to stop striking workers and attacked communists

c)

Ran for political office to create new laws

24.

Who were Mussolini's early supporters?

a)

Veterans of World War I

b)

Doctors and lawyers

c)

Teachers

d)

Peasants and workers

25.

Which accurately describes the March on Rome?

a)

Mussolini and the National Fascist Party marched on Rome, and King Victor Emmanuel III invited Mussolini to discuss his demands

b)

Communists and Socialists declared an ill-prepared general strike, which was stopped easily by fascists and government troops

c)

Civilians outraged by abolition of universal suffrage marched on Rome to take back their kingdom from Mussolini

d)

A parade held in Mussolini's honor was marched all the way to Rome

26.

The Lateran Accord was a treaty signed by Mussoliini with

a)

the Ethiopians

b)

Hitler

c)

the Roman Catholic Church

d)

with Japan

27.

Who founded Fascism

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Joseph Stalin

28.

Which answer below was not responsible for the rise of fascist dictators in the 1930's?

a)

They were elected into their leadership positions

b)

Failing economies with high unemployment caused people to want a leader that could get things done.

c)

Charismatic leaders like Hitler and Mussolini were good at stirring people into frenzies.

d)

New weak democracies were slow moving and incapable of overcoming obstackes

29.

Why was the United States interested in Japan

a)

Japan had plentiful quantities of whale oil and coal.

b)

Japan was considered a stepping point into Russia

c)

The U.S. wanted to make Japan a territory.

d)

They wanted to setup goldmines throughout the island

30.

Which of the following is a characteristic of fascism

a)

Free and fair elections

b)

Total control of the media and culture

c)

Small businesses based on the cottage industry

d)

A bicameral legislative system

31.

What is the relationship of the individual to the in a fascist society?

a)

The individual limits the power of the state

b)

The indivdual has inalienable rights that the state must protect.

c)

The individual is only important when his or her interests match those of the state

d)

The state serves the indivdual

32.

Why did the Italian Army invade Ethiopia

a)

To settle an old score between the emporer of Ethiopia and Mussolini.

b)

Ethipoia had large gold mines and Mussolini wanted them.

c)

Mussolini wanted to reunite the large Italian speaking population in Ethiopia with the mother country

d)

It was one piece of Mussolini's plan to recreate the Roman Empire

33.

True or False, control of the military is essential to a fascist dictator.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

What did the Japanese say saved them from 2 different Mongol invasions in the 1200s?

a)

Superior sword and cannon construction.

b)

The wind deity Futen sent Typhoons to destroy the Mongol fleet

c)

The Mongol soldiers saw the mighty Samurai and fled in terror.

d)

The first time a plague killed the Mongols, the second time a great tsunami sank the fleet

35.

Why did the Japanese agree to trade with the United States?

a)

The U.S. had large quantities of iron that Japan needed to forge swords.

b)

The Shogun was corrupt and wanted to profit from trade with the U.S.

c)

Perry and his men captured the shogun and held him until the daimyo signed the agreement

d)

Commodore Perry's forces had more advanced and mpre powerful ships and weapons