USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the Potsdam Declaration, they called for Japan’s unconditional surrender; by August of 1945, that objective had been achieved. In September, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur took charge of the Supreme Command of Allied Powers (SCAP) and began the work of rebuilding Japan.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -World War II really began when the Japanese army seized Manchuria in 1931.