USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the treaty, Japan allowed the United States to base army, navy, and air force personnel in Japan for its defense. The United States also began returning parts of the Japanese islands back to Japan for territorial control.

Detailed explanation-2: -After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the United States led the Allies in the occupation and rehabilitation of the Japanese state. Between 1945 and 1952, the U.S. occupying forces, led by General Douglas A. MacArthur, enacted widespread military, political, economic, and social reforms.

Detailed explanation-3: -In December 1941, Japan’s surprise bombing of Pearl Harbor shocked America, drawing it formally into the conflict. Nearly four years later, the U.S. dropped two devastating atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, effectively ending the war.

Detailed explanation-4: -In August 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As a result, approximately 120, 000 civilians died. Japan formally surrendered in September 1945.

Detailed explanation-5: -The San Francisco Peace Treaty, signed by 48 nations on September 8, 1951, officially ended Japan’s position as an imperial power, provided compensation to those who had suffered in Japan during the Second World War, and terminated the Allied post-war occupation of Japan.