WorksheetsReasons for outbreak of WW2 in Asia-Pacific
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
One reason for Japanese aggression was the economic crisis that resulted from the Great (a) that began in 1929.
The effects of the Great Depression on Japan made some Japanese _______in the army think that Japan’s future lay in building up a large empire in East Asia .
revisionists
nationalists
royalty
samurais
Japan’s victory over Russia in the_________-Japanese war of 1905 brought about an increase in confidence in the military.
Manchurian
Sino
Russian
Russo
By 1932, Japan’s democratic system of government had been replaced by a fascist system of government, and it adopted an aggressive _______ policy because that was the aim of the Japanese Military.
economic
domestic
foreign
social
Japan’s population had grown rapidly from 45 million in 1900 to (a) million by 1930 and did not have enough land for farming.
In 1931, Japan invaded Manchuria (which was a part of (a) ).
When China appealed to the _________ for help, the League of Nations did not take tough action against Japan
USA
United Nations
League of Nations
United Kingdom
When Japan occupied Vietnam in 1940, President Roosevelt imposed a trade embargo on Japan which included a ban on the export of _________ to Japan.
food, iron and fuel
steel, iron and wood
steel, iron and fuel
steel, iron and food
The war in _________ thus gave Japan an opportunity to take control of the poorly defended colonies in South East Asia and become the only major power in the region.
China
USA
Europe
Manchuria
The Japanese needed to weaken the US Pacific Fleet at (a) so that the USA would not be able to prevent Japan from taking over the colonies of the European countries in South East Asia.
