POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
RECONSTRUCTION OF JAPANS GOVERNMENT
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They went to trial and were punished for their actions
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They were exiled from Japan
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They had to write a letter of apology to the United States for bombing Pearl Harbor
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They had to sign a treaty and resign from their government and military positions
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tojo and the six others who were hanged were among 28 Japanese wartime leaders tried for war crimes at the 1946-1948 International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Twenty-five were convicted, including 16 sentenced to life in prison, with two getting shorter prison terms.
Detailed explanation-2: -After Japan surrendered in 1945, ending World War II, Allied forces led by the United States occupied the nation, bringing drastic changes. Japan was disarmed, its empire dissolved, its form of government changed to a democracy, and its economy and education system reorganized and rebuilt.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Allies punished Japan for its past militarism and expansion by convening war crimes trials in Tokyo. At the same time, SCAP dismantled the Japanese Army and banned former military officers from taking roles of political leadership in the new government.
Detailed explanation-4: -Japanese soldiers were rapidly disarmed and demobilized en masse. On September 15, 1945, the Japanese Imperial Headquarters was dissolved. By December, all Japanese military forces in the Japanese home islands were fully disbanded.