POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
RECONSTRUCTION OF JAPANS GOVERNMENT
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Japan began new alliances with China and Korea.
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Japan rebuilt it’s military and weapon production.
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Japan focused on building up its agricultural production.
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Japan adopted a new constitution and democratic government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is one post World War II reform that took place in Japan under the U.S.’s guidance? Japan adopted a new constitution and democratic government.
Detailed explanation-2: -Political reform The most important reform carried out by the occupation was the establishment of a new constitution. In 1945 SCAP made it clear to Japanese government leaders that revision of the Meiji constitution should receive their highest priority.
Detailed explanation-3: -Japan was disarmed, its empire dissolved, its form of government changed to a democracy, and its economy and education system reorganized and rebuilt. Years of reconstruction were required to recover from thousands of air raids, including the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.