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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. One of the deadliest policies endorsed by the Japanese government during the war is the "Three-all" policy, which means all BUT WHICH of the following?

2. In the Acknowledgments, who does Chang say first told her about the Rape of Nanking?

3. After the Japanese surrender, John Rabe begins to talk openly about what he witnessed in Nanking. In response, he is arrested by all BUT WHICH of the following governments?

4. Japanese soldiers break into Nanking University Hospital after the massacre and steal all BUT WHICH of the following from nurses?

5. The Epilogue states that some scholars explain the horrors in Nanking and other atrocities by a phenomenon known as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the US response to the attack on the USS Panay?

2. Describe the role of Chang's parents in the writing of this book.

3. Why is Matsui Iwane's behavior during his war crimes trial so puzzling?

4. Briefly describe what happened to Robert Wilson after the Nanking massacre.

5. What information and assistance do the surviving American and European eyewitnesses and their families give Chang?

6. When news of the atrocities in Nanking finally begin to be published in American magazines, what is the initial public response?

7. According to "Judgment Day," the IMTFE tribunals uncovered crimes outside Nanking. Describe the information gained during the trials about Japanese atrocities.

8. Why do the Japanese encourage narcotic use among the Chinese?

9. Describe the biological warfare used by the Japanese in an attempt to exterminate Chinese civilians.

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

Discuss the various responses of the Chinese women in Nanking to the widespread rapes committed by Japanese soldiers. Why did so few women fight back? Be sure to include the responses of the women who found themselves pregnant afterward, and also include supporting material from the text.

Essay Topic 2

To what factors can the behavior of Chinese soldiers and officers be attributed during the abandonment of Nanking? What mentality explains the soldiers' disorganized efforts to leave the city, and their attempts to disguise themselves so as not be recognized as soldiers?

Essay Topic 3

The United States and other countries stepped in to put an end to Hitler's Holocaust, yet no such attempt was made to stop the atrocities in Nanking. In a well-developed essay, discuss the reasons why the world community largely stayed out of the events in Nanking, though reports of what was going on were widespread. In addition, discuss what responsibility the world has to intervene when incidents such as Nanking occur.

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