Lesson Y217.4

Y217.4 The growth of nationalism in Japan 1920–1937 Quiz: OCR History, Unit 2

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Lesson Y217.4, The growth of nationalism in Japan 1920–1937: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR History (H505), Unit 2: Unit group 2: Non-British period study, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which treaty imposed a 5:5:3 capital ship ratio on Britain, the USA, and Japan in 1922?

    • Washington Naval Treaty
    • Treaty of Versailles
    • Tripartite Pact
    • London Naval Treaty

  2. What law was passed in Japan in 1925 to suppress political radicalism and left-wing dissent?

    • Public Security Act
    • National Mobilisation Law
    • Imperial Defence Act
    • Peace Preservation Law

  3. Which radical army group staged the fake explosion at Mukden in September 1931?

    • Kempeitai
    • Imperial Guard
    • Kwantung Army
    • Northern Army

  4. What puppet state did Japan establish in Manchuria in 1932 following its invasion?

    • Chosen
    • Formosa
    • Manchukuo
    • Mengjiang

  5. Who was installed as the puppet emperor of Manchukuo by Japan in 1932?

    • Sun Yat-sen
    • Yuan Shikai
    • Puyi
    • Hirohito

  6. Which international body did Japan walk out of in 1933 following criticism of its expansion?

    • Triple Entente
    • Comintern
    • United Nations
    • League of Nations

  7. What was the name of the commission sent to investigate the Manchurian Incident in 1932?

    • Lytton Commission
    • Peel Commission
    • Simon Commission
    • Runciman Commission

  8. In which 1932 event was Japanese Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi assassinated by naval officers?

    • October Incident
    • March Incident
    • February 26 Incident
    • May 15 Incident

  9. Which radical faction within the Japanese military favoured expansion into Siberia and spiritual renewal?

    • Zaibatsu
    • Tōseiha
    • Taishō
    • Kōdōha

  10. Which militarist faction in Japan favoured modernisation of forces and expansion into China?

    • Genrō
    • Tōseiha
    • Black Dragon Society
    • Kōdōha

  11. Which 1936 attempted military coup in Tokyo led to the execution of Kōdōha leaders?

    • February 26 Incident
    • Marco Polo Incident
    • Mukden Incident
    • May 15 Incident

  12. What pact did Japan sign with Nazi Germany in November 1936?

    • Anti-Comintern Pact
    • Anglo-Japanese Alliance
    • Pact of Steel
    • Tripartite Pact

  13. Which 1937 clash marked the official start of the Second Sino-Japanese War?

    • Mukden Incident
    • Shanghai Incident
    • Marco Polo Bridge Incident
    • Manchurian Crisis

  14. Who became Emperor of Japan in December 1926, marking the start of the Shōwa period?

    • Akihito
    • Hirohito
    • Yoshihito
    • Mutsuhito

  15. What ultra-nationalist slogan promoted Japan's divine mission to unite and rule Asia?

    • Zaibatsu
    • Bushido
    • Hakko Ichiu
    • Kokutai

  16. Which political principle, meaning 'national body' or 'essence', was central to Japanese state nationalism?

    • Zaibatsu
    • Kokutai
    • Shōwa
    • Meiji

  17. What major economic crisis in 1929 severely damaged Japan's economy and fuelled nationalist aggression?

    • Wall Street Crash
    • Shōwa Financial Crisis
    • Meiji Depression
    • Oil Crisis

  18. Which Japanese Prime Minister was shot at Tokyo Station in November 1930 by a nationalist?

    • Tōjō Hideki
    • Hamaguchi Osachi
    • Saitō Makoto
    • Inukai Tsuyoshi

  19. Which powerful financial industrial conglomerates were blamed by military nationalists for political corruption?

    • Zaibatsu
    • Genrō
    • Samurai
    • Keiretsu

  20. What major democratic electoral reform was granted to Japanese men in 1925?

    • Freedom of speech
    • Universal male suffrage
    • Direct democracy
    • Proportional representation

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