POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
RECONSTRUCTION OF JAPANS GOVERNMENT
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Detailed explanation-1: -On the labor front, MacArthur encouraged trade unions, which further checked the oligopolies, broadened Japan’s wealth distribution and helped develop an increasingly affluent middle class that would serve as a domestic base for exporters.
Detailed explanation-2: -MacArthur was a gifted administrator, and his progressive reforms were for the most part welcomed by the Japanese people. The most important reform carried out by the American occupation was the establishment of a new constitution to replace the 1889 Meiji Constitution.
Detailed explanation-3: -What three programs did General Douglas MacArthur introduce during the US occupation of Japan? Demilitarization, bringing war criminals to trial, and democratization, the process of creating a government elected by the people.
Detailed explanation-4: -General MacArthur promised the Japanese people peace, which the people were very grateful for after years of war. The Japanese people loved MacArthur because his rule provided hope and peace for the people, much different from the fear and death the militarists provided.