| 日中戦争 | 第二次世界大戦 | 第二次世界大戦 2 | 第二次世界大戦 3 | 第二次世界大戦 4 |
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Japan and 中華国民 (People’s Republic of China)
Who was the war between?
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日本、ドイツ、イタリア
Who were in the 日独伊三国同盟 (nichi-doku-i-sangoku-domei/Axis Powers)?
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真珠湾攻撃 (shinjuwan kogeki)
What is “Pearl Harbor attack” in Japanese?
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学徒出陣 (gakuto shutsujin)
What is the word for “draft of college students”?
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It was a demand that the entire Japanese population be prepared to die.
What was 一億玉砕 (ichioku gyokusai)?
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1937-1945
When was the 盧溝橋事件 (Rokokyo incident)?
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US, UK, China, and Netherlands (ABCD)
Who were involved in the 包囲網 (hoimo, the export)?
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サイパン & 硫黄島 (Iwo Jima)
What were two important islands that Japan lost? (These islands protected Japan.)
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広島 (Hiroshima) & 長崎 (Nagasaki)
Where were the 原爆 (genbaku) dropped?
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The call of surrender to all Japanese armed forces.
What was the ポツダム宣言(sengen), Potsdam Proclamation?
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when the training at 盧溝橋 (Rokokyo) becomes a full-scale battle
What was the 盧溝橋事件 (Rokokyo incident)?
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northern first, then southern
What portion of Indochina did Japan invade first during the 仏印進駐 (futsuin shinchu)?
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It was when the Japanese army first employed the 神風特別攻撃隊 (kamikaze tokubetsu kogeki tai) tactic, using the 零戦 (zero sen) fighter planes.
Why was レイテ沖海戦 important?
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trains, buildings, and people
Where did the 機銃掃射 (kiju sosha) aim at?
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On a battleship in San Francisco
Where was the 平和条約(Treaty of Peace) signed?
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Marco Polo Bridge
Where was the 盧溝橋事件 (Rokokyo incident)?
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東條英機 (Tojo Hideki)
Who was 近衛文麿 (Konoe Fumimaro), the 38/39 prime minister succeeded by?
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fight for the emperor till the last member of the troop dies
What was the ideology of 玉砕 (gyokusai)?
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4/13,15 and 5/24, 25
When did the 東京大空襲 (Tokyo air raid)?
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General Headquarters, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
What does GHQ mean and for who is the original meaning for?
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It is the largest Asian war in the 20th century, sometimes considered the beginning of WWII.
What is the significance of the 盧溝橋事件 (Rokokyo incident)?
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大東亜共栄圏 (daitoa kyoei ken), the Great Asian Community
What “great thing” did Japan claim?
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it was the battle in which 玉砕 (gyokusai) was enforced, the casualties reaching a high 96%
What was the 硫黄島の戦い (Iwo Jima Battle)?
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ウラン (uranium) and プルトニウム (plutonium)
What elements were used in the Hiroshima atomic bomb and the Nagasaki atomic bomb, respectively?
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Article 9, maintaining a standing army is no longer possible.
Which article of the 日本国憲法(Nipponkoku Kenpo) is the most important to know and why?
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