1. What is one possible positive consequence of Japanese isolation that Hall points out? 2. According to both writers, what was the main fear which caused the shogun to close Japan to the West?

3. How did Spain's activities in the Philippines serve as a warning to the Japanese? What effect did these activities have on Japanese policy?

Germany italy and japan formed the tripartite pact in part because they: a. hoped to convince the united states to stay out of world war ii b. share the ruling philosophies based on communist economics c. resented the agreements they were forced to sign at the munich conference d. believed their territories were threatened by aggressive foreign states

What event did not contribute to the start of ww11

Who was the last of the "good empire" a: commodus c: marcus aurelius b: trajan d: julius caesar