WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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Punished with reparations that crippled the economy.
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Engaged in an economic and political alliance with the United States after its occupation ended.
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Refused to accept defeat and engaged in another, more regionally-based conflict.
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Created a constitution with a strong military arm, allowing for its defense against China and North Korea.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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 biggest change was that it declared that sovereignty rested with the people, not the emperor. This is the political basis of democracy. The emperor was to continue as a symbol of Japanese unity and culture, somewhat like the Queen of England in Britain’s democracy, but without any political authority whatsoever.
Detailed explanation-3: -The recovery of the Japanese economy was achieved through the implementation of the Dodge Plan and the effect it had from the outbreak of the Korean War. The so called Korean War boom caused the economy to experience a rapid increase in production and marked the beginning of the economic miracle.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.