Chapter 15 Self Quiz

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. Which of the following figures was NOT involved in Japanese politics in the 1950s and 1960s?

Yoshida Shigeru correct incorrect

Saionji Kinmochi correct incorrect

Hatoyama Ichiro correct incorrect

Miki Takeo correct incorrect

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. For how many years beginning in 1955 did the Liberal Democratic Party continuously hold a majority of Diet seats?

Thirty-eight correct incorrect

Forty-one correct incorrect

Fifty-five correct incorrect

Seventy correct incorrect

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. The 'Atoms for Peace' initiative involved which of the following?

The US removing nuclear weapons from its bases in Japan correct incorrect

Japan being encouraged to develop its own nuclear power plants correct incorrect

The Soviets giving up their atomic bombs in return for Japanese exports correct incorrect

A policy initiated by Nakasone Yasuhiro with the objective of catching up with US nuclear power capacity. correct incorrect

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. Why did some labor union members defy their militant unions and create new, 'cooperative' ones?

Because they saw this as the best long-term strategy to protect their jobs. correct incorrect

Because they believed the militant unions were corrupt correct incorrect

Because the Soviet Union was encouraging militant unions to engage in violence correct incorrect

Because the government purged the leaders of the militant unions correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was NOT a reason some Japanese opposed the presence of US bases in the country?

Because of prostitution catering to the troops correct incorrect

Because they were concerned Japan would be a target in the event of a Soviet-American war correct incorrect

Because the bases were built on prime agricultural land correct incorrect

Because crimes committed by American soldiers fell under American jurisdiction correct incorrect

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. Which group of people were represented by Zengakuren?

Teachers correct incorrect

Women correct incorrect

Silk workers correct incorrect

Students correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was a provision of the revised US-Japanese Security Treaty of 1960?

That Japan would pay for the US to station nuclear weapons on their territory correct incorrect

That the treaty would be up for extension or cancellation after ten years correct incorrect

That the US would one by one return its bases back to Japan correct incorrect

That US troops would no longer be allowed off-base in Okinawa correct incorrect

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. Which of the following groups was NOT involved in the Miike strike in 1960?

Miners in the Sohyo-aligned union correct incorrect

Miners in the Mitsui-aligned union correct incorrect

Over 15,000 police troopers correct incorrect

Over 30,000 miners from across Japan correct incorrect

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. Who was assassinated during a live TV broadcast in October 1960?

The President of Miike mine correct incorrect

The President of Mitsui correct incorrect

The chairman of the Japan Socialist Party correct incorrect

The leader a right-wing youth organization correct incorrect

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. Which of the following strategies did the LDP use to secure rural support?

The Full Employment Plan correct incorrect

The Income Doubling Plan correct incorrect

The Agricultural Basic Law correct incorrect

A merger with the Japan Labor-Farmer Party correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was NOT a trade union federation in 1960s Japan?

Zengakuren correct incorrect

Sôdômei correct incorrect

Zenrô correct incorrect

Sôhyô correct incorrect

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. Which of the following strategies were NOT used by companies to reduce tensions with employees in the 1960s and 1970s?

Implicit promises of job security correct incorrect

Company-owned vacation retreats correct incorrect

Generous leaves for new fathers or mothers correct incorrect

Corporate welfare programs correct incorrect

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. What was the chief difference between the DSP and the JSP?

The JSP was more radical than the DSP correct incorrect

The JSP was socialist, whereas the DSP was communist correct incorrect

The JSP was based in the cities, whereas the DSP was based in the countryside correct incorrect

The JSP was closer to the LDP, whereas the DSP was allied with Sôhyô correct incorrect

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. What is the full name (in translation) of the organization 'Beheiren'?

Japanese Citizens Alliance with The US correct incorrect

Citizen's Federation: Peace to Vietnam! correct incorrect

US-Japan Security Treaty of 1970 correct incorrect

Anti-War Soldiers on US Bases correct incorrect

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. In which years did anti-Vietnam War protests peak in Japan?

1964-65 correct incorrect

1968-69 correct incorrect

1972-73 correct incorrect

The protests were constant at roughly the same level over these years correct incorrect

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. What did Minamata, Fucho, Yokohama, and Amagasaki have in common in the 1950s and 1960s?

Their populations all were all victims of deadly natural-disasters correct incorrect

Their fertilizer factories generated toxic waste killing many correct incorrect

They were all the scenes of anti-union protests correct incorrect

Their population all suffered from diseases caused by industrial pollution correct incorrect

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. How did activists opposing the construction of Narita airport resist its creation?

They committed suicide to inspire followers correct incorrect

They attacked the construction site correct incorrect

They blackmailed builders correct incorrect

They dug tunnels under the proposed site and lived in them correct incorrect

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. What was the name of the major new political party that emerged in Japan in the 1960s?

Sôka Gakkai correct incorrect

Kigensetsu correct incorrect

Year One of Welfare correct incorrect

Kômeitô correct incorrect

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. When did the long era of "high growth" (about 10% annually) come to an end?

1964 correct incorrect

1969 correct incorrect

1974 correct incorrect

1978 correct incorrect

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. Why did MITI officials down their heaters in the winter and their air conditioners in the summer in 1973-74?

To encourage energy conservation during the oil crisis correct incorrect

To save money during the during the recession correct incorrect

To encourage development of more efficient cooling and heating systems correct incorrect

To ensure that they were sent home early correct incorrect