POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
RECONSTRUCTION OF JAPANS GOVERNMENT
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Question
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Why did the US occupy Japan after they dropped the atomic bombs?
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The US wanted to extract all of their arable resources.
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The US wanted to make a profit off of the Japanese workers.
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The US wanted to make sure that Japan would recover economically and not ask China or other communist nations for help.
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The US wanted to help Japan after the bombing long enough that other nations and the media would not shame them.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Truman did not seek to destroy Japanese culture or people; the goal was to destroy Japan’s ability to make war. So, on the morning of August 6, 1945, the American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, dropped the world’s first atom bomb over the city of Hiroshima.
Detailed explanation-2: -Summary of Possible Reasons: Simply using the bomb because it existed and to test its effects. Impressing the Soviet Union. A response to Pearl Harbor. Forcing Japan to surrender.
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