In which year did Japanese rule in Taiwan end?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 1945
- Step 1: Japan surrendered at the end of the Second World War. Step 2. Administration then passed to the Republic of China. Answer: 1945. Why not the others: 1895 is the cession, 1937 the start of the Sino-Japanese war and 1949 the relocation of the government.
Practise more Early and Colonial History.
Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed General Knowledge (Taiwan) mock tests.
More Early and Colonial History questions
- What does the name Formosa, used by early European sailors for the island, mean in Portuguese?
- Which group of peoples lived on Taiwan long before large-scale Han Chinese settlement?
- Which European trading company built Fort Zeelandia near Tainan in 1624?
- Who led the forces that drove the Dutch from Taiwan in 1662?
- Which dynasty brought Taiwan under its administration in 1683?
- What was the name of the state that the Zheng family ruled on Taiwan from 1661 to 1683?