Japan's Victories in the Early Stages of the Russo-Japanese War

question 152

Multiple Choice

Japan's victories in the early stages of the Russo-Japanese War were especially stunning because

• A) it was the first time in many centuries that a non-European nation had defeated a European great power.
• B) the Japanese were well positioned to invade the United States.
• C) Russia had by far the larger and more sophisticated naval forces.
• D) Japan had previously been bogged down in a war in China's Manchuria province.
• E) the United States had provided strong support to Russia before the war.

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Definitions:

Level Of Significance

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, often denoted by alpha (α).

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, tested against the alternative hypothesis.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis; it depends on the chosen level of significance.