The 1960 Political Episode That Brought Down the Liberal Democrat

question 36

Multiple Choice

The 1960 political episode that brought down the Liberal Democrat government of Kishi Nobusuke involved the government's decision to

• A) allow the United States to base nuclear weapons in the country.
• B) seek membership in the anti-communist U.S.-dominated Asian-Pacific Defense Pact.
• C) seek closer ties to the Soviet Union.
• D) publicly apologize to China for the "rape of Nanking."
• E) continue to allow U.S. troops to be stationed in Japan.

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