WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -1-The correct answer is D. Japan’s political transformation after World War II took that country from EMPIRE TO PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY. During the postwar period, Japan was changed to a democratic state. Absolute monarchy was abolished, national sovereignty was established for the new Constitution.

Detailed explanation-2: -The GHQ ordered a series of sweeping reforms of the Japanese government. Those reforms included dismantling of the zaibatsu (business conglomerates that dominated the prewar Japanese economy), agricultural reforms to distribute land to tenant farmers, and labor reforms.

Detailed explanation-3: -During World War II, Japan was an absolute monarchy that was ruled by consent of the Emperor. Most of the decisions of the government were managed by the Emperor’s ministers who governed with his approval. When Emperor Hirohito assumed power in 1926, he mostly kept his father’s cabinet in power.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1889, the Meiji Constitution was adopted in a move to strengthen Japan to the level of western nations, resulting in the first parliamentary system in Asia.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Japanese economic miracle refers to Japan’s record period of economic growth between the post-World War II era and the end of the Cold War. During the economic boom, Japan rapidly became the world’s second-largest economy (after the United States).