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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The end of "Judgment Day" states that Emperor Hirohito dies in what year?
2. Which of the following individuals is the director of the Japanese environmental agency who comments that Japan never intended to be aggressive and is forced to retract the statement in "The Forgotten Holocaust"?
3. "Judgment Day" states that the Investigation of War Crimes committee is created when?
4. Chang's book was helped along by her editor, a woman by the name of what?
5. Which of the following individuals is a cabinet secretary who claims that the rape victims were actually engaged in willful prostitution during "The Forgotten Holocaust"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the role of Chang's parents in the writing of this book.
2. Why are the leaders of the International Safety Zone Committee particularly well-suited to tell the real story of Nanking?
3. Why is Matsui Iwane's behavior during his war crimes trial so puzzling?
4. Why do the Japanese encourage narcotic use among the Chinese?
5. What contribution does Dr. Bretton Lee Douglas make to the publication of the book?
6. When news of the atrocities in Nanking finally begin to be published in American magazines, what is the initial public response?
7. Describe the biological warfare used by the Japanese in an attempt to exterminate Chinese civilians.
8. Explain Matsui Iwane's philosophy about China as discussed in the Epilogue.
9. Why are John Rabe's diary accounts of Nanking so explosive and important when they are finally released?
10. Briefly describe the fate of Minnie Vautrin after the Nanking massacre.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the historical vision of Nanking with the version seen after the Japanese occupation. What major changes could be noticed? How had the population changed? How had the focus of the city changed?
Essay Topic 2
In most successful wars and occupations, the master-race theme is often present. Japan used the master-race mentality to justify its occupation of China, just as Nazi Germany used the master-race idea to justify its crimes against Jews, gypsies, and other political "undesirables." Why is this mindset important in Nanking? What does it accomplish? How might Japan's occupation of Nanking have been different if Japanese soldiers did NOT view themselves as more worthy than the Chinese civilians?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the Japanese samurai code. What are the basic principles of this code? How did the code make its way into normal society from the initial applications of samurai life? In what way does the code prepare the Japanese for war?
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