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Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan by Herbert P. Bix - Quiz
Contributed by: Platt
  • 1. Who was Hirohito?
A) The Emperor of Japan during WWII.
B) The Prime Minister of Japan.
C) A military general.
D) A prominent political activist.
  • 2. What ideology heavily influenced Japan during Hirohito’s reign?
A) Anarchism.
B) Socialism.
C) Liberalism.
D) Militarism.
  • 3. What did Hirohito proclaim after Japan's defeat in WWII?
A) Restoration of the imperial army.
B) The establishment of a military government.
C) The renunciation of war.
D) Continuation of the war efforts.
  • 4. Who wrote 'Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan'?
A) Yoshiko Sakamoto.
B) Herbert P. Bix.
C) Richard Osborn.
D) John Dower.
  • 5. Which major trial was Hirohito not prosecuted in?
A) Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal.
B) Hague Tribunal.
C) Nuremberg Trials.
D) Douglas MacArthur Trials.
  • 6. What was the name of the doctrine that justified Japan's expansionist policies?
A) Bismarckian Alliance.
B) Manifest Destiny.
C) Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.
D) Monroe Doctrine.
  • 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 constitutional monarchy.
D) A theocracy.
  • 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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