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Japan History

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This U.S General Led the rebuilding efforts in Japan after WWII.

a)

General Patten

b)

General Powell

c)

Genera MacArthur

d)

Ghandi

2.

The U.S dropped two Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

On December 7, 1941, Japanese airplanes made a surprise attack on the US naval base at

a)

Midway Harbor

b)

Pearl Sea

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Pearl Bay

4.

Japanese pilots crashed their planes into US ships on purpose, fully expecting to die were known as,

a)

Kamikazes

b)

Samurai

c)

Ninja Pilots

d)

Bushidos

5.

What role did the U.S play in rebuilding Japan after world war II

a)

provided free loans

b)

helped rebuild Japan's army

c)

Required Japan to pay war damages

d)

Developed a plan to help Japan's economy recover

6.

Who was the final clan of Shoguns?

a)

Edo

b)

Yorimoto

c)

Tokugawa

d)

Morimoto

7.

What type of government was established in Japan?

a)

Auitocracy

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

absolute monarchy

d)

none of these

8.

Who became the emperor of Japan in the 1920's?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Hideki Tojo

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Sun Yat Sen

9.

means "the way of the warrior"  a code of rules that a samurai and his family must follow

a)

Chivalry

b)

Daimyo

c)

Figurehead

d)

Bushido

10.

The United States left and Japan became a completely sovereign nation in what year?

a)

1941

b)

1945

c)

1952

d)

1972

11.

The American commander given the job of rebuilding Japan after WWII.

a)

Mohandas Gandhi

b)

General Douglas MacArthur

c)

Mao Zedong

12.

what position is the person in control of all military things called in feudal japan?

a)

Samurai

b)

Shogun

c)

Emperor

d)

Ninja

13.

Who was appointed the first Shogun?

a)

Go-Shirakawa

b)

Quai Gon Jin

c)

Hiroyuki Sanada

d)

Minamoto Yorimoto

14.

The United States did NOT want Japan to follow in the footsteps of China and Vietnam and set up a _________ government.

a)

Communist

b)

Theocratic

c)

Facist

d)

Democrtic

15.

what is a warrior called in futal japan

a)

dimyo

b)

peasant

c)

samuri

d)

emperor

16.

Which of the following was NOT a common weapon for samurais?

a)

Katana

b)

Longbow

c)

Crossbow

d)

Naginata

17.

what was the main religion of japan in the middle ages

a)

Shintoism

b)

Christianity

c)

Confucianism

d)

that one guy

18.

What was one reason that the U.S. helped Japan rebuild after WWII?

a)

The U.S. wanted to take all of Japan's resources.

b)

The U.S. did not want Japan to drop atomic bombs on the U.S.

c)

The U.S. wanted to create a strong democracy in the region (against communist China).

19.

Japan has this type of Government.

a)

Constitutional Monarchy with a Parliment

b)

Presdential Democracy with a Monarch

c)

Autocratic with a King

20.

The Meiji Restoration resulted in

a)

Chinese modernization

b)

Japanese modernization

c)

Chinese imperialism of Japan

21.

What was a major reason for Japan's invasion of Manchurian region of China in 1931?

a)

The region of Manchuria was originally a Japanese territory.

b)

The government of Japan admired Manchurian Chinese technical progress.

c)

The people of Manchuria China favored Japanese control.

d)

Japan needed the natural resources available and wanted to establish control over the region of Manchuria

22.

What was the primary goal of the Meiji Restoration in Japan?

a)

A) To establish a communist government

b)

B) To restore the power of the samurai

c)

C) To modernize and industrialize Japan

d)

D) To expand Japan's territory

23.

Which treaty ended Japan's isolationist policy in the 19th century?

a)

A) Treaty of Versailles

b)

B) Treaty of Kanagawa

c)

C) Treaty of Portsmouth

d)

D) Treaty of Nanjing

24.

Who was the first emperor of Japan according to legend?

a)

A) Emperor Meiji

b)

B) Emperor Jimmu

c)

C) Emperor Hirohito

d)

D) Emperor Akihito

25.

What was the significance of the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600?

a)

A) It marked the beginning of the Meiji Era

b)

B) It ended the Sengoku period and led to the Tokugawa shogunate

c)

C) It was the first battle involving samurai

d)

D) It was a naval battle that expanded Japan's territory