Quiz Japanese Military History
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Quiz: Japanese Military History
Due
Apr 1 at 11:59pm
Points
70
Questions
20
Time Limit
60 Minutes
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Question 1
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After a stunning defeat at Midway in 1942, the Japanese never recovered the initiative in World War II and fought a series of defensive battles where American amphibious attacks recaptured all
of these Pacific islands EXCEPT:
Guadalcanal
Wake
Iwo Jima
New Guinea
Tarawa
Question 2
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The distance from Japan to Korea is roughly_____times the distance from England to France.
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10
6
2
Question 3
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Japan’s geography has produced a long history of:
Political/cultural fragmentation
National unity
Colonialism by European powers
Mongol rule
None of the Above
Question 4
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Japan made the decision to modernize its economy, government, and military during the:
Tokugawa period
Edo period
Meiji Restoration
Ashikaga Shogunate
Question 5
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Which event was NOT an example of Japanese escalation behavior that led to World War II:
1937 Marco Polo Bridge Incident
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1941 Occupation of French Indochina
1933 Tanggu Truce with China
1939 Attack on Soviet Union forces in Manchuria (Battle of Khalkhin Gol)
1940 Tripartite Pact
Question 6
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Prior to the US entering World War II, a group of American volunteers under Claire Chennault called ________ flew P-40 fighters against Japan in China.
the Flying Tigers
the Flying Circus
the Warhawks
the Flying Dragons
Question 7
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The Tokugawa Shogunate:
Was created following the Battle of Sekigahara
Lasted until the Meiji Restoration
Returned Japan to a military dictatorship
Succeeded in taming the Samurai and holding their loyalty
All of the Above
Question 8
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Japan’s bid for an empire failed in World War II due to:
A lack of defensive planning and poor logistics vulnerable to submarine attacks
Resistance from the Chinese-led Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere
A decisive defeat by Chinese Nationalist forces
Failure to see the potential of aircraft carriers
All of the Above
Question 9
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The Battle of Tsushima Strait in May 1905 resulted in:
The defeat of China in the First Sino-Japanese War
Japan's decision to build a modern navy
The destruction of the Russian fleet by Admiral Togo
An inconclusive draw
None of the Above
Question 10
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The term ‘kamikaze’ describes a spiritual or supernatural intercession in favor of the Japanese nation and is best translated as:
Ghost Warrior
Suicide Warrior
Divine Wind
Death from above
Question 11
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Following World War II, the Japanese emperor was required to abdicate his throne and was brought to trial.
True
False
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Question 12
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Consistent with Sun Tzu and The Art of War, the Japanese have always sought ways to “win without fighting,” avoiding conflict and choosing war as a last resort.
True
False
Question 13
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During the Mongol attacks on Japan (1274-1281 AD), the Mongols:
Sunk over 4000 Japanese ships
Inflicted 80% casualties on the Japanese
Were defeated by the Samurai under the Shogunate authority
Ruled Japan for two years before being driven out
Incorrect
Question 14
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According to author S.C.M Paine, Japan attacked the United States and entered World War II (The General Asian War 1941-1945) to create an East Asian Empire that would:
Justify the sunk cost of 600,000 casualties fighting in China during the 1930s
Prepare for an invasion of the Western United States
Support Mao Zedong's peasant army in China
Resist the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
All of the above
Question 15
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During World War I, Japan fought on the Allied side against the Germans.
True
False
Question 16
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The Japanese “code of the warrior” is:
Bakufu
Bushido
Kamikaze
Shogun
Question 17
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Geographically, what peninsula is pointed like a dagger at Japan, offering a traditional conduit of
attack from Asia toward the Japanese home islands?
Kamchatka
Korean
Liaodong
Tsushima
Question 18
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Because of Japan’s victory in the 1894-95 Sino-Japanese War, a weakness in_______ was overlooked.
Modern weapons
Naval tactics
Amphibious warfare
Planning and logistics
Using submarines
Question 19
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After near total devastation in World War II, the Japanese would rebuild their military in 1954 as:
The Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere Defense Force (GEACPSDF)
The Japanese United Nations Self-Defense Force (JUNSDF)
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The Japanese National Bureau of Self-Defense Forces (JNBSDF)
The Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF)
Question 20
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A major objective for Japan in the 1905 Russo-Japanese War was:
To seize Vladivostok and launch terrorist attacks against Moscow
To conquer all of Siberia in six months
To limit the war to six months while capturing northern Korea and the Liaodong Peninsula
An unlimited war with the Russians to expel them from East Asia and lay siege to Moscow
All of the Above
Quiz Score:
59.5
out of 70
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