Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan by Herbert P. Bix

1. Who was Hirohito?

A) A prominent political activist.
B) The Prime Minister of Japan.
C) A military general.
D) The Emperor of Japan during WWII.

2. What ideology heavily influenced Japan during Hirohito’s reign?

A) Militarism.
B) Liberalism.
C) Socialism.
D) Anarchism.

3. What did Hirohito proclaim after Japan's defeat in WWII?

A) The renunciation of war.
B) Continuation of the war efforts.
C) Restoration of the imperial army.
D) The establishment of a military government.

4. Who wrote 'Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan'?

A) John Dower.
B) Herbert P. Bix.
C) Yoshiko Sakamoto.
D) Richard Osborn.

5. Which major trial was Hirohito not prosecuted in?

A) Douglas MacArthur Trials.
B) Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal.
C) Nuremberg Trials.
D) Hague Tribunal.

6. What was the name of the doctrine that justified Japan's expansionist policies?

A) Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.
B) Monroe Doctrine.
C) Bismarckian Alliance.
D) Manifest Destiny.

7. In what year did Hirohito become Emperor?

A) 1936.
B) 1950.
C) 1926.
D) 1941.

8. What type of government was established in Japan after Hirohito's surrender?

A) A military dictatorship.
B) A totalitarian regime.
C) A theocracy.
D) A constitutional monarchy.

9. How did Hirohito’s role change in the post-war period?

A) From a symbolic to a ruling leader.
B) From a political to a symbolic leader.
C) He became a political advisor.
D) From a civilian to a military leader.

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