[KAS 2] Panel H - Tugon sa mga Hamon sa Kasaysayan (Hapon)

Name the ideological concept that emphasized Japan’s duty to lead and unify Asia.

Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

Japan’s colonial rule in Taiwan and Korea was identical in its approach and policies.

FALSE, Japan's rule over Taiwan is less harsh compared to Korea

Name the 1941 surprise military attack that brought the US into WWII.

Pearl Harbor Attack

Name the puppet state Japan established in Manchuria.

Manchukuo

Which 1931 incident was used by Japan to justify its invasion of Manchuria?

Mukden Incident

Japan dropped atomic bombs on two Chinese cities in 1945.

FALSE, Two Japanese Cities

The Bataan Death March occurred in 1942.

TRUE

The Rape of Nanjing occurred after Japan captured the Chinese capital in 1937.

TRUE

What year did Japan annex Korea? (1905, 1910, 1915, 1920)

1910

What year did the Meiji Emperor die? (1906, 1910, 1912, 1914)

1912

Who was the former samurai who opposed Meiji reforms and wanted to keep the samurai class?

Taigo Sakamori

Who drafted a constitution based on the Prussian model?

Itō Hirobumi

Who was the last eperor of the Qing dynasty?

Puyi

Pres. Roosevelt called the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, "The greatest thing in history".

FALSE, Roosevelt → Truman

Which battle in 1942 marked a turning point in the Pacific War?

Battle of Midway

Which pact formally allied Japan with Germany and Italy in 1940?

Tripartite Pact

Zhang Xueliang kidnapped Chiang Kai-shek, pressuring him to agree to an anti-Japanese alliance.

TRUE

Emperor Hirohito was the emperor who surrendered in 1945.

TRUE

Itō Hirobumi was assassinated by a young fanatic.

TRUE

Hirohito acted as regent during the reign of his father, Emperor Taishō because he was mentally unfit.

TRUE

What do you call the family-controlled industrial and financial conglomerates in Japan? (Zenbatsu, Zambatsu, Zaibatsu, Zaybatsu)

Zaibatsu

What political ideology did Mao Zedong fight for?

Communism

In China, foreign missionaries were expelled post-World War II to purge Christianity.

TRUE

What policy alowed Hong Kong to retain its own political, economic, and legal systems for a period of 50 years?

One Country, Two Systems Policy

The Four Modernizations initiated by Deng Xiaoping are: national defense, agriculture, science & technology, and health.

FALSE, health → industry

It is also known as the "school refusal syndrome" in Japan that afflicted children as early as 5. (Hikakomori, Hikukomori, Hikikomori, Hikokomori)

Hikikomori

The defeated Guomindang retreated to Taiwan in 1949.

TRUE

What communist movement occurred from 1958 to 1961 that forced rapid industrialization in China?

Great Leap Forward

What communist movement made use of youth groups known as the Red Guards to silence intellectuals?

Cultural Revolution

What do you call the radical youth groups helmed by Mao Zedong to attack intellectuals?

Red Guards

The Tiananmen Square Protests occurred on May 14, 1919, which demanded political reforms and democracy.

TRUE

The Japanese developed an anti-American feeling after the nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll, which killed their people and contaminated tuna.

TRUE

Who served as the American general in the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) in Japan?

Gen. Mac Arthur

Chiang Kai-Shek founded the Guomindang in China

FALSE, Chiang Kai-Shek → Sun Yat-sen

Who was responsible for the Great Leap Forward that caused mass famine in China?

Mao Zedong

Jiang Qing was the wife of Mao Zedong who tried to continue his extreme policies but was only convicted of crimes against people.

TRUE

Who served as the leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 to 1989?

Deng Xiaoping

Deng Xiaoping famously said that "it doesn't matter if a cat is black or white so long as it catches mice".

TRUE

Which sea creature was contaminated during the nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll? (Unagi or Eel, Maguro, Tuna, Amur Catfish)

Tuna

The 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests was partly done to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the 1919 “May Fourth Movement”.

TRUE