POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
RECONSTRUCTION OF JAPANS GOVERNMENT
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Much of Japan’s infrastructure was destroyed.
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Japan became a strong communist state.
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The country stood out as one of the most powerful nations.
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It was an economic powerhouse.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Japan was a devastated country at the time of its surrender in August 1945. More than 2.5 million Japanese, including more than 500, 000 civilians, had perished since Pearl Harbor. Major parts of Tokyo and many other cities had been burnt to ashes. One third of the nation’s wealth had been destroyed.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Japanese economic miracle refers to Japan’s record period of economic growth between the post-World War II era and the end of the Cold War. During the economic boom, Japan rapidly became the world’s second-largest economy (after the United States).
Detailed explanation-3: -The recovery of the Japanese economy was achieved through the implementation of the Dodge Plan and the effect it had from the outbreak of the Korean War. The so called Korean War boom caused the economy to experience a rapid increase in production and marked the beginning of the economic miracle.
Detailed explanation-4: -Estimates of the number of deaths range from three to 30 million through massacres, human experimentation, starvation, and forced labor directly perpetrated or condoned by the Japanese military and government.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.