Author Question: Although Japan's sea and air power was totally shattered by the end of 1944, why didn't the imperial ... (Read 63 times)

natalie2426 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Although Japan's sea and air power was totally shattered by the end of 1944, why didn't the imperial government surrender to the United States?

A) President Roosevelt refused to allow a surrender until a full-scale invasion of Japan could be accomplished.
B) Japanese military leaders insisted on fighting until the bitter end.
C) The tripartite pact required that Japan continue fighting until Germany had been victorious in Europe.
D) Every Japanese election demonstrated that the Japanese people wanted to continue the war.
E) The Emperor had developed Alzheimer's disease and did not understand what was happening.

Question 2

The United States government interned over 100,000 Japanese-Americans during World War II for all the following reasons except

A) longstanding racial prejudice and economic rivalry.
B) some politicians and farmers hoped to be able to take over Japanese-American landholdings.
C) after Pearl Harbor, white Californians were worked up into a frenzy about possible Japanese sabotage.
D) FBI and military intelligence had uncovered a Japanese-American espionage network in California.
E) some patriotic organizations and media outlets called for it.