Japanese Militarism

Question 1

In what year did the Japanese invade China?

Answer 1

1931

Question 2

A further invasion of China by the Japanese happened in…..

Answer 2

1937

Question 3

Japan’s aim was to create an ________________________________ empire.

Answer 3

Asian- Pacific

Question 4

What event contributed to the rise of Japanese fascism?

Answer 4

The Great Depression

Question 5

In the early 1930s, what ‘country’ did Japan first invade?

Answer 5

Manchuria

Question 6

Did Japan’s military have more power than the civilian government during this time?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

In 1932, the Japanese military occupied parts of…..

Answer 7

Northern China

Question 8

What Chinese city was bombed by the Japanese in 1932?

Answer 8

Shanghai

Question 9

What did Japan withdraw from in 1933 when China complained about the invasion?

Answer 9

The League of Nations

Question 10

Were Japan and Germany ever allies?

Answer 10

Yes - started in 1936

Question 11

The Rome- Berlin-Tokyo Axis, formed in 1937, involved which three countries?

Answer 11

Italy, Japan, Germany

Question 12

The most appalling Japanese atrocities took place in the Chinese city of ________________. There between December 1937 and January 1938, the Japanese slaughtered between 200 000 and 300 000 Chinese civilians and prisoners of war. There were additional crimes against humanity.

Answer 12

Nanging