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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to turn an enemy into an ally and to create a more democratic Japan
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to form an alliance with Japan that would work against communist China
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to place American-owned businesses throughout Japan and control its economy
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to prevent Vietnam from becoming the dominant country in the post-war region
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. 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-2: -The US played a MAJOR role in the rebuilding of Japan after WWII in order to [turn Japan into a democratic ally OR place American-owned business in Japan to control their economy].
Detailed explanation-3: -Because the US had destroyed Japan’s national infrastructure to force it to submit to occupation. It was now responsible for the people there. It had promised that the Japanese would not be enslaved and would be allowed to rebuild in the Potsdam Declaration.
Detailed explanation-4: -The treaty was signed on September 8, 1951, and took effect on April 28, 1952. As a condition of ending the Occupation and restoring its sovereignty, Japan was also required to sign the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty, which brought Japan into a military alliance with the United States.
Detailed explanation-5: -On December 7, 1941, following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war on Japan. Three days later, after Germany and Italy declared war on it, the United States became fully engaged in the Second World War.