Vocabulary
People
Events
Places
Bonus
100
When a country buys more from a country than it sells to them
What is trade deficit
100
The founder of Franklin Academy
Who is Mr. Luddy
100
The war from 1939-45 involving the Axis and Allied Powers which largely shaped the world today and left Japan in ruins
What is World War II
100
A east Asian country consisting of a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean
What is Japan
100
Mr Durkin's first name
What is Matt
200
The total value of all goods and services produced by a nation within a year
What is gross domestic product
200
The emperor of Japan during the occupation of Japan by the USA
Who is Emperor Hirohito
200
The control of Japan by US military forces
What is the American occupation of Japan
300
A coalition of factions that compete for top government positions
What is the Liberal Democratic Party (LCP)
300
Japan's economic status between 1950 and 1970
What is hugely successful
400
A tax or duty on imports and/or exports
What is a tariff
400
The American general who led the occupation of Japan after WWI
Who is Douglas MacArthur
400
A period after large economic growth when Japan faced its worst economic depression since the 1930s
What is Japan's economic bubble burst of the 1990s
500
Large Japanese business organizations
What is zaibatsu
500
The president of the United States of America during the occupation of Japan
Who is Harry Truman
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