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Exploring the Imperial Japanese Army: A Comprehensive Quiz

This quiz tests knowledge about the Imperial Japanese Army, including its role, significant battles, historical influence, and size. Enhance your understanding of military history.

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1 What role did Imperial Japanese Army play?

2 Which of the following battles did Imperial Japanese Army take part in?

3 However, the Japanese decided to stay, primarily due to fears of the spread of communism so close to Japan, and Japanese controlled ________ and Manchuria.

4 What branch is the Imperial Japanese Army in?

5 Every soldier accepted that they were expected to serve stoically as part of their ________, represented in the idea of "death before dishonor".

6 As war approached, the Imperial Army's influence with the Emperor waned and the influence of the ________ increased.

7 One of the major riots was the one led by Saigō Takamori, the ________, which eventually turned into a civil war.

8 When was the Imperial Japanese Army active?

9 The First Sino-Japanese War was a war fought between Qing Dynasty of ________ and Japanese Meiji government for political influence over Korea.

10 What was the size of the Imperial Japanese Army?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the French Military Mission to Japan played a key role in the establishment of the nascent Imperial Japanese Army.
  • the Japanese Army used 320 mm mortars to frighten American Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
  • the surrender of Japanese troops in China was first announced in a Chinese language by Dr. Ernest B. Price (pictured) in October 1945.
  • though they had lost all strategically and economically important locations of Luzon in the Battle of Luzon, pockets of Japanese forces held out until Japan surrendered in World War II.
  • troops of Tadayoshi Sano, a lieutenant general for the Imperial Japanese Army, were reported to have committed atrocities against civilians in Hong Kong and British prisoners of war.
  • the Imperial Japanese Army's Type 89 I-Go medium tank (Otsu version) was the first diesel-powered tank to be mass-produced.
  • it is alleged that during the Battle of Ramree Island, crocodiles contributed to the near wiping out of a World War II Japanese garrison.
  • Sadamu Shimomura, the last Army Minister of the Imperial Japanese Army, was appointed after the surrender of Japan.
  • Kamio Mitsuomi, an Imperial Japanese Army general, was in command of Allied ground forces at the Battle of Tsingtao in WWI.
  • Takashi Sakai, a General of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, was sentenced to death on August 27, 1946 for atrocities committed against civilians and surrendered soldiers in Hong Kong.
  • Lt.-Col. Tatsuji Suga of the Imperial Japanese Army and Commander of all POW and civilian internee camps in Borneo in World War 2, was a graduate of the University of Washington.
  • famed Japanese literary critic Kobayashi Hideo toured China as a guest of the Imperial Japanese Army, with future Nobel-prize winner Kawabata Yasunari.
  • Imperial Japanese Army general Takaji Wachi attempted to create a collaborationist state in Guangxi, China in the mid 1930s.
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