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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. Which Japanese commander bears the brunt of the blame for Nanking during the IMTFE trials?
2. Prince Mikasa Takahito wrote a confessional report about Japanese atrocities that was buried for decades. In what year does Takahito's report emerge?
3. Which of the following individuals holds several government positions and is forced to resign after stating that Japan was not an aggressor during "The Forgotten Holocaust"?
4. The Epilogue states that Japanese aviators sprayed fleas carrying plague germs over all BUT WHICH of the following cities?
5. In "The Forgotten Holocaust," during what year do Japanese textbook screeners demand that authors eliminate all reference to the number of Chinese killed?
Short Essay Questions
1. What contribution does Dr. Bretton Lee Douglas make to the publication of the book?
2. Why are John Rabe's diary accounts of Nanking so explosive and important when they are finally released?
3. Explain Matsui Iwane's philosophy about China as discussed in the Epilogue.
4. Today, the Japanese government takes the position that any wartime reparation issues were dealt with in the San Francisco Peace Treaty in 1952. Why is this position erroneous?
5. Why are the leaders of the International Safety Zone Committee particularly well-suited to tell the real story of Nanking?
6. Briefly describe the fate of John Rabe after the Nanking massacre.
7. How does the outside world get information on the events in Nanking during "What the World Knew"?
8. What event finally ends the occupation of Nanking, and when does it end?
9. What information and assistance do the surviving American and European eyewitnesses and their families give Chang?
10. Briefly describe what happened to Robert Wilson after the Nanking massacre.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using examples from the text, discuss three ways in which the International Safety Zone Committee was able to turn and shape worldwide public opinion about the events in Nanking.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the factors and events after the Rape of Nanking that allowed this event to be buried for so long. Include the perspectives of China, Japan, and the United States and the reasons each country may have had to ignore this tragedy.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the ways in which the events in Nanking differ from a "normal" wartime occupation. How was the focus different in Nanking? In what ways does the Rape of Nanking seem more horrific than other occupations, and why? How were the rules seemingly different in this case?
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