_____ Japan attacked the U.S. Navy at EFFECTS Pearl Harbor. Japan has a democratically elected _____ The Japanese government ruled parliament and the head of harshly. government is the prime minister. The people Japan conquered _____ The US used submarines to cut off feared and hated them. Japan from the land it controlled. was forced to surrender. _____ The US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Without resources, Japan’s economy began to fail. _____ The US forced Japan to adopt a new constitution. The US and Japan were drawn into war, mainly against each other. HOMEWORK PAGE 9 An Economic Miracle (pp 406-407) 1. Answer the first two questions in complete sentences. Why did the US help Japan rebuild its economy after World War II? How did having no military prove to be an advantage for Japan? 2. Identify the following as true or false. T = True, F = False _____Today, Japan’s products have a reputation for poor quality. _____Japan has a reputation for advanced technology. _____Japanese workers are loyal to their corporations. _____Foreign companies cannot compete in Japan because taxes make their products too expensive. Geographer’s Tool Kit: Understanding Line Graphs (p 411) 1. What trend does the graph show?
_____ Japan attacked the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor. _____ The Japanese government ruled harshly. _____ The US used submarines to cut off Japan from the land it controlled. _____ The US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. _____ The US forced Japan to adopt a new constitution. EFFECTS Japan has a democratically elected parliament and the head of government is the prime minister. The people Japan conquered feared and hated them. was forced to surrender. Without resources, Japan’s economy began to fail. The US and Japan were drawn into war, mainly against each other. HOMEWORK PAGE 9 An Economic Miracle (pp 406-407) 1. Answer the first two questions in complete sentences. Why did the US help Japan rebuild its economy after World War II? How did having no military prove to be an advantage for Japan? 2. Identify the following as true or false. T = True, F = False _____Today, Japan’s products have a reputation for poor quality. _____Japan has a reputation for advanced technology. _____Japanese workers are loyal to their corporations. _____Foreign companies cannot compete in Japan because taxes make their products too expensive. Geographer’s Tool Kit: Understanding Line Graphs (p 411) 1. What trend does the graph show?
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