2. PART B: Which TWO phrases from the text best support the answers to Part A?
O A "In 1894 they fought a war with China over who would rule the
Korean peninsula" ( Paragraph 2)
OB "Emperor Hirohito rose to power in 1926. Under his rule,
democratic reformers achieved some political success," (
Paragraph 4)
OC "Due to strong feelings of nationalism, more leaders began to
recognize the benefits of using force to become a world power." (
Paragraph 4)
OD "Throughout the war, Japanese forces also massacred entire
villages because they suspected that local people were helping
resistance fighters with guerrilla warfare. Historians estimate that
between 10 and 20 million Chinese people died by the end of the
war" ( Paragraph 7)
O E "Japan joined Germany and Italy in the Second World War in 1940
and famously bombed Pearl Harbor" ( Paragraph 8)
OF "In 1947, Japan adopted a new constitution and a parliamentary
system of government which is still in effect todav" ( Paragraph 9)