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Question
1. In what period did Japan modernize and become a Great Power?
A. Tokugawa Period (1603-1868)
B. 2nd Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
C. Meiji Period (1867-1912)
D. The Nanjing Decade (1927-1937)
E. 1st Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)
2. What was the of the main purposes of the League of Nations?
A. Stop imperialism
B. Prevent international conflict
C. Colonize new regions
D. A military alliance
3. What was the name of the Japanese-controlled state set up in Manchuria in 1932, and its leader?
A. Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere and Chiang Kai Shek
B. People's Republic of China and Henry Puyi
C. Republic of China and Chiang Kai-Shek
D. Manchukuo and Henry Puyi
4. What were two of the goals of the May 4 Movement in China?
A. Protest Japanese influence and improve women's rights
B. Protest Japanese influence and protest Soviet influence
C. Improve women's rights and return the emperor
D. Protest Soviet influence and return the emperor
5. How did American and British propaganda most commonly portray the Japanese in the Second World War?
A. Fools, racist caricatures, demons
B. Rats, monkeys, and racist caricatures
C. Demons, Peach Boy, cats
D. Insects, fools, Peach Boy
6. How did Japanese propaganda most commonly portray the Americans and British during the Second World War?
A. Fools, monkeys, and weaklings
B. Insects, alcohol drinkers, and gamblers
C. Fools, demons, and alcohol drinkers
D. Monkeys, insects, and rats
7. What was the name given to the Western fear of potential future Asian power and Asian people generally?
A. Pan-Asianism
B. Wilsonian Moment
C. Yellow Peril
D. Fu Manchu
8. Who were the leaders of the Chinese Nationalist Party and Chinese Communist Party in the 1930s?
A. Hirohito and Mao Zedong
B. Chiang Kai-Shek and Wang Jingwei
C. Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-Shek
D. Mao Zedong and Henry Puyi
9. Which powers struggled for direct control over Manchuria and Korea during the period covered by our course?
A. China, Great Britain, United States
B. United States, Japan, Russia/USSR
C. Russia/USSR, Japan, China
D. Great Britain, China, United States
10. What was the Open Door Policy?
A. Japanese imperialism to control resources in China
B. British colonial policy to maintain control of India
C. US political and economic policy for free trade in China
D. Soviet imperialism to control Manchuria and Korea
11. Why were some Japanese disappointed with the peace settlement after the First World War?
A. They wanted an alliance with the United States
B. They wanted a racial equality clause in the League of Nations covenant
C. They wanted control of the Chinese Labour Corps
D. They wanted more territory in China
E. Both A and B
F. Both B and C
G. Both A and D
H. Both B and D
I. Both C and D
12. Why did Japan leave the League of Nations in 1933?
A. The US wanted it to leave
B. Japan wanted to pursue a policy of isolation
C. The League criticized Japan's actions in Manchuria
D. Because the Soviet Union was not a member
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Why did many Chinese want to change their country in the first half of the 20th century?
2. How did the United States defeat Japan in the Second World War, apart from dropping atomic bombs?
3. Give one or two examples of the situation of women in China in the period covered in our class, and how they were affected by and participated in events.
4. What were the consequences of the Russo-Japanese War for international relations, and for Russia?
5. Why did Japan attack the United States in 1941 (give more than one reason)?
6. What was the political impact of the First World War on India?
7. Why did China decide to join the Allies in the First World War, and did it achieve its goals?