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

1. Who was Hirohito?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5. Which major trial was Hirohito not prosecuted in?

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

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

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

7. In what year did Hirohito become Emperor?

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

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

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

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

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

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