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

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1. Who was Hirohito?

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

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

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

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

5. Which major trial was Hirohito not prosecuted in?

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

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

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

7. In what year did Hirohito become Emperor?

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

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

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

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

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

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