POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
RECONSTRUCTION OF JAPANS GOVERNMENT
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The United States wanted to punish Japan
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Japan asked the United States for assistance
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The United States wanted to make Japan a colony to repay what happened in Hawaii during WWII
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The United States did not want to repeat what happened in Germany after WWI.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Goals for reconstruction were democratic self-government, economic stability, and peaceful Japanese co-existence with the community of nations. The United States allowed Japan to keep its emperor-Hirohito-after the war.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the official surrender of Japan to the Allies on Sept. 2, 1945, the United States began the process of helping to bring Japan back into the international community by strengthening military, political and economic ties, much as it was doing with former foes Italy and Germany.
Detailed explanation-3: -After World War II, the United States also understood the strategic importance of using foreign assistance and other tools to aid and rebuild post-war Japan. Between 1946 and 1952, Washington invested $2.2 billion-or $18 billion in real 21st-century dollars adjusted for inflation-in Japan’s reconstruction effort.
Detailed explanation-4: -The United States led the Allied Occupation of Japan and outlined several main goals for the Occupation. The first major goal was to ensure that Japan could never threaten others again. Other goals included demilitarization, democratization, and economic revitalization.