The Japanese Monarchy

Who was the Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989?

• Hideki Tojo

• Hirohito
  

• Akihito

• Yoshihide Suga

What major global event took place during Emperor Hirohito's rule?

• World War I

• Cold War

• World War II

• Korean War
  

What was Japan's military action that led to the U.S. entering World War II?

• Invasion of Manchuria

• Attack on Pearl Harbor
  

• Bombing of Hiroshima

• Battle of Midway

What agreement did Japan sign with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy in 1940?

• Non-Aggression Pact
  

• Axis Alliance Treaty

• Tripartite Pact

• Geneva Convention

What event ultimately forced Japan to surrender in World War II?

• The Battle of Iwo Jima

• The bombing of Tokyo

• The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• The invasion of Okinawa
  

When did Emperor Hirohito announce Japan’s surrender?

• December 7, 1941

• August 6, 1945
  

• August 15, 1945

• September 2, 1945

What was one of the main objectives of the American occupation of Japan?

• Expansion of Japanese territory

• Restoration of the Japanese monarchy

• Demilitarization and democratization

•  Rebuilding Japan’s navy
  

Who led the Allied occupation of Japan after World War II?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Douglas MacArthur

• Winston Churchill

What treaty officially ended the occupation of Japan?

• Treaty of Versailles

• San Francisco Peace Treaty

• Potsdam Agreement

• Yalta Conference Treaty

What type of government did Japan have before World War II?

• Democratic

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Communism