Cold War in Asia: US decisions on Japan

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  • US POLICIES IN JAPAN:
    • DECISIONS:
      • POLITICAL:
        • Democratic elections, 1946.          Yoshida Shigeru became Prime Minister
      • ECONOMIC:
        • Formation of trade unions.      BUT banned in 1947 by McArthur as some became militant and threatened a general strike
        • 1948, McArthur told US to:   1) stop extracting resources from Japan.      2) Promote Japanese exports.      3)Eliminate restrictions on Japanese industry
        • 1950, outbreak of the Korean War:            US purchased weapons for war from Japan, industry boosted from $174million to $827million from 1947 to 1950
        • Reparations reduced
        • US attempted to break up the 83 Zaibatsu companies to reduce monopolies
      • MILITARY:
        • US purged 250,000 high ranking Japanese military officials
        • Americanised, over 3000 US personnel
        • US placed Japan inside its Defensive Perimeter Strategy, therefore would protect against any attack from communist powers
        • US gained a military base within South East Asia
      • SOCIAL:
        • Human and Women's rights were emphasised
        • Freedom of speech, religion and marriage introduced
        • Emperor Hirohito was not executed, was used instead to promote Capitalism and new American way
    • FAILURES
      • SOCIAL
        • Some local governments didn't like the new power the people had
        • Femal equality wasn't easily accepted
    • SUCCESSES
      • SOCIAL
        • Mostly a success, people preferred the freedoms they had
      • POLITICAL:
        • Japan accepted the new Americanised Democracy
        • Showed the success of Capitalism in a communist part of the world
      • ECONOMIC
        • Japan's economy was booming due to US input
        • Power of the Zaibatsu was  beginning to reduce
      • MILITARY
        • Had bases in Asia, near communists
        • Eradicated violent Japanese officials
        • Americanised the army, giving Japanese protection until they could re-establish their own defensive force

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