Ramienski: 090210 WWII U2 LP4/5 Pacific War Questions PAGE
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Ramienski: 090210 WWII U2 LP4/5 Pacific War Questions PAGE
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WORLD WAR II
Unit 2
Origins of the Pacific War Test
FALL 2014
Directions: Read the selected response questions and select the best possible answer. There is only one answer. You may consult all notes, texts and materials made available by the teacher. You may research the internet for answers. You may discuss possible essay answers with whomever you feel like …BUT essay responses must be in YOUR own words.
Issue date: Tuesday, 23 September 2014
Due date, Monday, 29 September 2014
If turned in on Tuesday, 30 September 2014, -10%
If turned in on Wednesday, 1 October 2014-20%
(1 October is last day for top dog scoring)
If not turned in by Wednesday, 1 October 2014, NO CREDIT “0”.
Teacher option to accept if turned in after 1 October.
Value: 100 points. This will be a summative assessment quiz/ test grade, with “Top-Dog” scoring in effect-Woof-woof…
No responses will be returned unless all students turn in both essay and selected responses…
Both Selected Responses and Essays must be turned in and turned in together
There are 82 selected response questions –each question is worth 1 point=82 points total
There are three essays –select any two. Each essay is worth 30 points=60 points total.
Extra essays will count as extra credit
Raw scores will be the percentage of student points earned over 140 total points
The highest score earned will constitute “the hundred” other scores will be based on that score
PLEASE FILL OUT THE SCANTRON EXACTLY AS FOLLOWS:
Name: First and Last name
Subject: WWII U2 Pacific War Test Two
Date: The date that you turned the test in
Hour: Block 4
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1. The Scantron -DO NOT STAPLE FOLD, BEND OR MUTILATE
2. The essay rubric sheet will be stapled to typed essays. You will lose 5 points for hand written responses.
PART ONE-Selected Responses
1. In what year did US - Japanese relations formally begin?
a. 1845 b. 1854 c. 1864d. 1867
2. What event opened the start of US –Japanese relations?
a. The Russo Japanese War c. The Japanese acquisition of the Ryukus
b. The Meiji Restoration d. The visit of the US Navy to Japan
3. What is the collective name for the 4 main islands of Japan?
a. The “Dai Jin” b. Big Four (“Daszu”) c. Home Islands “Nihon Rettō”d. Heart Islands
4. From which nation did Japan take the island of Taiwan?
a. Korea b. China c. Russiad. Taiwan was independent when taken
5. When did Japan formally annex Korea?
a. 1898 b. 1905c. 1910 d. 1912
6. “The adoption of “western ways” was rejected by the Tokugawa Shogunate; but embraced by the Meiji Restoration”
a. Trueb. False
7. What was the name of the peace treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War?
a. Treaty of Paris. b. Treaty of Versailles. c. Treaty of Portsmouth. d. Treaty of Washington.
8. Which one of the following was a provision of the treaty ending the Russo Japanese War?
a. The Japanese received key naval bases and concessions in Northern Mongolia
b. Korea recognized as part of the Japanese sphere of influence
c. Japan took formal possession of the island of Formosa
d. Japan created a puppet state in Manchuria
9. What recognition did President Roosevelt receive for his role in helping Russia and Japan come to peace?
a. He was created a “daimyo” of Japanese nobilityc. He was reelected for a second term in 1906
b. He received the Pulitzer Prized. He received a Nobel Prize
10. What was key goal behind the US “Open Door” policy towards China?
a. Anti-colonialism b. Anti-industrialism c. Anti-immigration d. Protectionism
11. Why is the Russo-Japanese War significant?
a. The Russo-Japanese War of 1905 is significant because mass education and military conscription were first introduced in Japan and Russia.
b. The Russo-Japanese War of 1905 is significant because Japan demanded and received her share of concessions
and spheres of influence.
c. The Russo-Japanese War of 1905 is significant because Japan, a non-white, non-European country defeated
a major European power decisively.
d. The Russo-Japanese War of 1905 is significant because neither Britain nor the US was in any way ready to
give the Japanese any naval parity or equality in number of ships.
12. What is a “Sphere of Influence”?
a. a political territory (state or border area) in or over which two or more sovereign powers formally agree to share equally sovereignty and exercise their rights jointly, without dividing it up into 'national' zones.
b. an area within one country that is administered by another, usually conceded by a weaker country to a stronger one.
c. an area or region over which a state or organization has significant cultural, economic, military or political influence.
d. an autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity.
13. What popular slogan summarized Japanese attitudes towards the West during the period of 1880-1930?
a. Go West young man c. Asia for Asians
b. Abandon hope, go home d. Abandon Asia-go West
14. In U.S. history, the Gentlemen’s Agreement between the United States and Japan in 1907 determined that Japan should stop the emigration of its laborers to the United States and that the United States should stop discrimination against Japanese living in the United States. Japan honored its part of the Agreement; but the US continued its discrimination of Japanese living in the US.
a. True b. False
15. Which document delivered to China during World War I in part reflected Japanese impatience with China's apparent inability to modernize itself, but were also a foretaste of future Japanese designs on Chinese sovereignty?
a. The Tanaka Memorialc. The Twenty- One Demands
b. The Gentlemen’s Agreementd. The Taisho Testament
16. What “Incident” occurred in southern Manchuria when a section of railroad, owned by Japan's South Manchuria Railway, was blown up by Japanese junior officers in an attempt to provoke war between Japan and China?
a. The “Double Ten Incident” c. The “February 26 Incident” b. The “Mukden Incident” d. The “January 28 Incident”
17. What was the name of the Japanese puppet state in Inner Mongolia?
a. Manchukuo b. Mengkiang c. Chungkuo d. Nipponkuo
18. Which nation was Japan’s key ally in the Pacific during the early 1900s?
a. Russia b. France c. Great Britain d. China
19. Which one of the following choices was not of primary economic importance to Japan concerning Manchuria during the 1930s?
a. It had vast oil reservesc. It was a “breadbasket” for wheat
b. It had vast coal reservesd. It had vast open areas for population expansion
20. Which one of the following pre-World War I German colonial possessions in the Pacific WERE NOT given to Japan as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
a. Marshall Islandsb. New Guinea c. Mariana Islands d. Laotung Peninsula
21. Given the former German owned islands Japan received with the Treaty of Versailles, what two
possessions of the United States were now adjacent or near the new Japanese possessions?
a. Puerto Rico and Guam b. Saipan and Hawaii c. Guam and Wake d. Saipan and Palau
22. To what part of the US and its possessions did the earliest Japanese immigrate?
a. Wake b. Midway c. Hawaii d. Alaska
23. By the start of the 1920s, where in the continental US were Japanese immigrating?
a. California and the Westc. Alabama and the South
b. Alaska and Oregon d. New York and New England
24. Which US President entered into the “Gentlemen’s Agreement” with Japan?
a. Theodore Roosevelt b. William Howard Taft c. Woodrow Wilson d. Franklin Roosevelt
25. The passage of the Quota Immigration Act in effect ended the Gentlemen’s Agreement, thus prohibiting Japanese immigration to America and its overseas possessions. This occurred at a time when many other white-dominated nations such as Canada and Australia were increasing non-white immigration.
a. True b. False
26. Given what you have read, what lay behind American attitudes to the Japanese immigrants in America?
a. Many in the US feared Japanese immigrant economic competition for jobs.
b. Many in the US feared the growing military power in Japan.
c. Many in the US were prejudiced against the Japanese immigrants.
d. Many in the US thought that the Japanese were poor workers.
27. Right before World War I, Japanese living in the US, Japanese who had become US citizens and
Japanese Americans were all free to own land in places such as California.
a. True.b. False
28. During the period prior to the start of World War II, to whom were the Japanese Army and
Navy solely responsible?
a. To the Japanese Government b. To the Emperor alonec. To no one but themselves d. To the Japanese people
29. Why was the Washington Naval Conference was a turning point in the relationships among the US,
Great Britain and Japan?
a. The Japanese were now one of the big naval powers standing equal to that of the United States and the British.
b. The Japanese Navy, who had placed their faith in their diplomats, realized that only war not diplomacy would affect
international affairs in favor of Japan.
c. The Conference resulted in most major nations signing treaties limiting the size of their navies.
d. The Japanese now saw that the British would easily break alliance with the US if conditions permitted.
30. Given what you just read what paradox of Japanese society was apparent in 1930?
a. Outwardly progressive, even democratic; inwardly still very feudal and militarily oriented.
b. Outwardly militaristic and feudal; inwardly very open and democratic.
c. Outwardly very peaceful, inwardly very aggressive.
d. Outwardly very socialistic; inwardly very feudalistic.
31. At this time, how did the Japanese people view their Emperor?
a. As a constitutional monarch. b. As an anachronism. c. As a common man. d. As a real God.
32. Who was the Emperor of Japan in 1930?
a. Mitsubishi.b. Akihitoc. Ammayoshid. Hirohito
33. What group in Japan felt most threatened by Western progressive and democratic ideas?
a. The Monarchy.b. The Industrialists.c. The Common people.d. The Military.
34. In what year did Japan begin its military aggression in China proper?
a. 1931b. 1937c. 1940 d. 1941
35. Where did Japan first begin its military aggression?
a. East coast of China near Shanghai.c. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
b. Manchuria, Chinad. The Dutch East Indies
36. By the late 1920s, early 1930s, how did the Japanese Army view Western influences and thinking?
a. As critical to Japan’s future c. As weakening Japanese culture
b. As unnecessary in the modern world d. As the essence to Japan’s success
37. What was the reaction in Japan when the Japanese Army conquered Manchuria?
a. The Government ordered an investigation as to who ordered this aggression.
b. The Emperor fired the Japanese Generals responsible for this attack.
c. The Government collapsed, and a military dictator took over.
d. The public celebrated this great victory, the government did nothing.
38. Who authorized the Japanese military to attack Manchuria?
a. The Industrialists c. The military acted alone, without any authorization.
b. The Emperor. d. The Prime Minister and the Japanese Government
39. Why was Japanese aggression against Shanghai, then Nanking and not the earlier aggression in Manchuria taken more seriously by the West?
a. Shanghai was the political capital of China c. Chinese residents of Shanghai was brutalized by Japan
b. This was the center of Western Imperial power d. There were a large number of Chinese Christians
40. How did the Japanese government view Western criticism of Japanese aggression towards Manchuria /China?
a. The Japanese took all criticism seriously c. The Japanese viewed criticism as hypocritical
b. The Japanese viewed the West as weak d. The Japanese ignored all criticism
41. Overall, relations between the Japan and the Soviet Union were characterized by:
a. Generally peaceful relations throughout the 1920s and 1930s-tensions erupt in 1940s and there is war in 1942
b. Sporadic warfare and generally tense relations leading to all out combat in 1941
c. A convergence of interests, based on mutual respect and trust leading to a non-aggression pact in 1941
d. A convergence of interests based on mutual distrust and military necessity leading to a non-aggression treaty in 1941
42. The “Northern School” of Japanese military thinking was characterized by:
a. Interest in conquering Soviet held lands in Siberia and the Pacific.
b. Interest in conquering coal rich lands in China.
c. Interest in conquering US held islands in the Pacific.
d. Interest in conquering oil rich lands in the Dutch East Indies.
43. What agreement with which nation set the stage for Japan to challenge the Europeans and
Americans in the Pacific?
a. Gentlemen’s Agreement with the US, June 1940.
b. Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy September 1940.
c. Non-aggression Pact with China, December, 1937.
d. Non-aggression Pact with the Soviet Union, April 1941.
44. Why would the Soviets want to “make peace” with Japan, a nation with a long history of animosity
First towards the towards the Russians and then to the Soviets?
a. The Soviets saw Japan as a partner state in ruling Asia
b. The Soviets feared another “1905” style defeat that would bring on revolution
c. The Soviets feared the growing presence of the US Navy in the northern Pacific
d. The Soviets were concerned about fighting a “two front” war with Germany and Japan
45. Why did Japan again attack China?
a. The Chinese were mistreating Japanese civilians living in China.
b. The Japanese feared that China was drifting into the Soviet camp.
c. The Japanese were determined to make China subservient to Japan’s will.
d. The United States had told the Japanese to punish China for being so chaotic.
46. In what year did Japan resume its war against China?
a. 1937b. 1938c. 1940d. 1941
47. Japanese soldiers viewed the Chinese as “sub-human” or non-human creatures.
a. True b. False
48. Which word sums up what the Japanese Army did to Nanking, China in December 1937?
a. Robbery b. Murder c. Rage d. Rape
49. What name was given to the main land supply route into China used by the Western allies during WWII?
a. The Burma Road b. The Himalaya Highway c. The Indian Passage d. The Mandalay Road
50. Who was the leader of China during both the Second Sino Japanese War and the following World War II?
a. Sun Yat-sen b. Mao Tse-tung c. Chiang Kai-shek d. Chu Te
51. What was the name of the political party which led the Republic of China during the Sino-Japanese War and World War II?
a. Gungchangdangb. Laomindangc. Gwomindang d. Ringgongdang
52. What was the “wartime” capital of Nationalist China?
a. Peking b. Shanghaic. Chungking d. Nanking
53. Which of the following policies, strategies or tactics was not employed by the Nationalist Chinese during their war against Japan?
a. The Chinese attempted to trade space for time –retreating deeply into the Chinese interior
b. The Chinese employed a scorched earth-destroy all policy-the conquering Japanese would get nothing
c. The Nationalist embarked on a “Fight-Talk-Fight” policy with the Japanese –some negotiations –some fighting
d. The Nationalists worked out tentative and tenuous settlements with the Chinese Communists and Warlords attempting
to build a united front
54. During the 1930s, why did the United States government have US Navy ships patrolling in Chinese waters?
a. The US Navy visited exotic ports of call, attempting to, “…build a cadre of internationally focused Americans.” b. The US was attempting to protect its interests and people in an unstable region of the world.
c. The US was trying to impress powers like Japan and Great Britain with a show of strength.
d. The US was interested in conquering China. This was a show of strength to impress the Chinese.
55. Who were the “Flying Tigers”?
a. Chinese volunteers trained in the US to fly fighter planes
b. Ex-US military aviators who volunteered to fight for Nationalist China
c. Volunteer truck drivers supplying China over the Himalaya Mountains
d. Chinese Communist guerrillas conducting sabotage behind Japanese lines
56. What did the Japanese government do after the attack on the USS Panay?
a. The Japanese government embargoed US goods from entering Japan.
b. The Japanese government attempted to shift the blame to China.
c. The Japanese government declared war on the US.
d. The Japanese government extended a diplomatic apology to the US for the “unfortunate” incident.
57. During the war against China (“The Second Sino Japanese War”), the Japanese military limited
its attacks against Chinese civilians.
a. True.b. False.
Examine the following statements:
Statement A. A League of Nations condemnation lacked any military or economic muscle.
Statement B. The Japanese government was totally unable to control the Japanese military condemnations or not. The
Japanese military were fixated on continuing conquest.
Statement C. Many in the League looked to the United States to see what it would do. The US was still sharply divided on becoming involved again with the world and its problems.
Statement D. China was a quagmire. The Chinese Nationalists refused to come to terms. The economic gains of Japanese
conquest were being outweighed by the costs of maintaining almost one million Japanese troops in a war with
no possible end in sight.
58. Which reason or reasons would not support the statement that protestations and condemnations by bodies
such as the League of Nations were ineffective in curbing Japanese aggression with China?
a. Statement A b. Statements A and Bc. Statement Bd. Statements C and D
Examine the following statements:
Statement A. The US was too busy building up its Army.
Statement B. The US was afraid of angering the Japanese.
Statement C. The Depression kept naval ship production low.
Statement D. The US was following its treaty obligations not to increase its naval strength.
59. Which reason or reasons would support this question: Why didn’t the US Navy expand its fleets during the 1930s?
a. All Statements could be used to respond factually to the stated question
b. Statements A and B could be used to respond factually to the stated question
c. Statements C and D could be used to respond factually to the stated question