President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Japan saw war with the USA as unavoidable. Why did they decide to strike first at Pearl Harbor?

ruining our navy would make us unable and unwilling to fight

refusing the trade with another country

Japan was very isolated before the United States forced them to open up to the world. Then...

they tried to modernize by copying Europe and the USA

Why did Japanese-American relations get worse before World War 2?

The United States didn't like Japan invading China

How did the American embargo affect Japan?

it increased the need for Japan to take more territory

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Pearl Harbor

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A quiz for middle school students on the Pearl Harbor attack.

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1
Why was the attack on Pearl Harbor actually unsuccessful for the Japanese?
they failed to sink our aircraft carriers
we were able to repair many of the damaged ships
we did not back down and instead declared war on them
all of these
2
Japan had enough natural resources at home to supply its factories
True
False
3
Who is this man?
President Dwight Eisenhower
President John F. Kennedy
President Bill Clinton
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
4
Japan saw war with the USA as unavoidable. Why did they decide to strike first at Pearl Harbor?
ruining our navy would make us unable and unwilling to fight
It distracted us while Germany snuck up on us from the east
Japan wanted the fuel reserves there
Pearl Harbor was the closest American territory
5
What is an embargo?
forcing another country to trade with you
taking another country's supplies and selling them yourself
when two countries form an alliance
refusing the trade with another country
6
Japan was very isolated before the United States forced them to open up to the world. Then...
they tried to modernize by copying Europe and the USA
Japan became a colony of the United States
they declared war on the United States to remain isolated
they immediately handed power over to the samurai class
7
Why did Japanese-American relations get worse before World War 2?
The Japanese were pirating our ships int he Pacific
The United States didn't like Japan invading China
Japan refused to let us use one of their ports at Okinawa
Japan refused to buy our oil
8
How did the Japanese feel about their leader Emperor Hirohito?
They considered him a god
They felt he was a weak leader
He was too old to be an effective leader
They freely elected him
9
How did the American embargo affect Japan?
Japan was forced to stop being aggressive
Japan became closer allies with the Soviet Union
it increased the need for Japan to take more territory
Japan apologized for attacking China
10
What was the highest priority target for the Japanese at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?
our aircraft carriers
our airplanes
our submarines
our fuel reserves

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