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Conflict in the Pacific 1937–1951

MOD-PAC is worth about 25 marks out of 100 in recent HSC Modern History papers. Practise 14 exam-style questions (multiple choice, short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.

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Topic notes

Japanese expansion from 1937, the outbreak and course of the Pacific War, civilians in occupied South-East Asia and on the home fronts, the atomic bombs, Japan's surrender and the occupation to 1951, with how to plan the 25-mark essay.

  1. 1What you need to know
  2. 2Japanese expansion, 1937–1941
  3. 3The course of the war
  4. 4Civilians at war
  5. 5The end of the war
  6. 6The occupation of Japan, 1945–1951
  7. 7Interpretations
  8. 8Planning a 25-mark essay
  9. 9Common mistakes
  10. 10Exam tips
  11. 11Links to other topics
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Example questions

Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice

What was the significance of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident of July 1937?

  1. AIt ended the Chinese Civil War
  2. BIt led to Japan's seizure of Manchuria and the creation of Manchukuo
  3. CIt began full-scale war between Japan and China
  4. DIt was the first clash between Japanese and US forces in the Pacific

Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Which action by Japan in July 1941 led the USA to freeze Japanese assets and stop oil exports to Japan?

  1. AThe occupation of southern French Indochina
  2. BThe signing of the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy
  3. CThe attack on the US gunboat Panay
  4. DThe invasion of the Dutch East Indies to seize its oilfields

Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Which sequence of events in August 1945 is correct?

  1. ANagasaki, Hiroshima, the Potsdam Declaration, Soviet declaration of war
  2. BHiroshima, Soviet declaration of war, Nagasaki, the Emperor's broadcast
  3. CHiroshima, Nagasaki, the Emperor's broadcast, Soviet declaration of war
  4. DSoviet declaration of war, Hiroshima, the Emperor's broadcast, Nagasaki

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