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| How many islands does Japan have? |
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| 4 main islands and more than 3000 small islands |
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| What is the capital of Japan? |
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| What is the hightest mountain in Japan? |
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| What are 3 natural disasters common to Japan? |
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| earthquakes, tidal waves, and typhoons |
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| How many Japanse people live in urban areas? |
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| What are 5 qualities of traditional Japanese homes? |
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-Rooms separated by sliding paper screens
-very little furniture
-bed is a mat rolled up during the day
-low tables, sit on floor for meals
-no shoes worn in the home |
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| What are the two main religions of Japan? |
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| What are 3 basic beliefs of Shinto? |
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| polytheis, gods or spirtis live in all of nature,worship their ancestors |
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| In early days of Japan, who did people worship? |
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| What was the emper believed to be? |
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| a god descended from the sun god |
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| What was the title given to the chief military leader? |
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| What were the top warriors called? |
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| What is seppuku or Hari Kari? |
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| What was the first European country to establish contact and trade with JApan? |
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| The Portuguese introduced Christianity but Christianity was considered undesirable to the Japanese. Why? |
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| it taught loyalty to a power greater than the emperor or Shogun |
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| How did Japan practice extreme isolationism? |
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-closed their country and forced foreign traders and Christian missionaries to leave
-banned travel abroad of Japanese
-forbid ship building in Japan |
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| Who finally convinced Japan to open up to foreign trade in the mid-1800s? |
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| US commodore, Matthew Perry |
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| What was the first country Japan took over and annexed in 1910? |
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| What was the northeast section of China called that Japan slowly took over second? |
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| The US didn't approve of Japan's imperialism and gave aid to China and placed what on the sale of oil and iron ot Japan? |
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| What was the leader and area of Germany in WW2? |
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| What was the leader and area of Italy in WW2? |
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| What was the leader and area of Japan in WW2? |
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| Hrihito, Southeast Asia and Pacific |
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| What 3 countries were blamed for WW2? |
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| Who was apart of the Axis Powers? |
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| What countries were apart of the Allied Powers? |
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| Great Britain, Russia, US |
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| Who was in charge of Great Britain during WW2? |
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| Who was in charge of Russia during WW2? |
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| Who was in charge of US during WW2? |
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| When did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)? |
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| What was the day Pearl Harbor was bombed known as? |
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| Who led US forces in Europe? |
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| Douglas MacArthor led US forces where? |
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| name given to the allied attempt to seize control fo islands that had been conquered by Japan |
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| What happened during the Bataan Death March? |
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| American troops in Phillippines surrnedered to Japanese |
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| What was the result of Hitler's suicide? |
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| When did Pres. FDR die of a massive stroke? |
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| Who became president after FDR's death? |
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| What two cities did the US drop atomic bombs on in Japan? |
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| Hisoshima (August 6) and Naga Saki (August 9) |
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| What was the code name for the developement of the atomic bomb? |
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| What happened to Japan after WW2? |
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| created a democratic government |
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| After WW2, Pres. Reagan apologizes to who and gives them a large sum of money? |
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| Japanese-Americans, $20,000 |
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