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Japan and WWII

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 30secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

The majority of Japanese history had a political system that was similar to Europe during the Middle Ages. What was this system called?

a)

communist or communism

b)

feudal or feudalism

c)

Democrat or democratic

d)

capital or capitalist

2.

Japan began to modernize at a rapid rate in the late 1800s. What was this period called?

a)

Bushido Kingdom

b)

Samurai Kingdom

c)

Shogan Takeover

d)

Meiji Restoration

3.

To create an industrial Revolution, businesses need coal, iron, and oil. What was unusual about Japan?

a)

Japan had no minerals or coal or iron

b)

Japan had just the right amount of coal and oil

c)

Japan had massive amounts of iron and coal

4.

Because Japan had no coal or iron, they would invade and take the coal and iron from what country?

a)

Russia

b)

Spain

c)

China

d)

France

5.

What nation did Japan abuse along with China?

a)

Thailand

b)

Philippines

c)

Korea

d)

Spain

6.

The USA was so disturbed about the massacres in China that America stopped all trade with Japan including what important product?

a)

Nuclear energy

b)

styrofoam

c)

plastic

d)

steel

7.

In 1940, Japan made an agreement with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. What was the pact or agreement called?

a)

Ocean Powers

b)

Axis Powers

c)

Central Powers

d)

Pacific Powers

8.

As Japan's military conquered the Pacific and Asia, tension grew between Japan and what other nation?

a)

France

b)

Philippines

c)

USA

d)

Indonesia

9.

What America victory against the Japanese navy changed the course of the war in the Pacific?

a)

Battle of Hong Kong

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Singapore

d)

Battle of Luzon

10.

America feared an invasion on the Japanese Islands and how many soldiers would die. What was the first Japanese city that an American atomic bomb was dropped on?

a)

Tokyo

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Manila

d)

Hanoi

11.

How man Chinese people died during World War II because of Japanese invasions?

a)

20 million

b)

10 million

c)

5 million

d)

1 million