Cold War - Japan successes
- Created by: lizziemaisie
- Created on: 07-04-18 16:05
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- How Successful Were the US in Meeting Their Aims for Japan?
- Economic
- SCAP (Mac) attempts to break cartels - FAILS
- Cartels dominated industry - needed to change
- Mac reduces reparations
- Mac 'American God'
- Helps in recovery of JPN
- Mac persuaded congress to send more financial aid
- Helps in recovery of JPN
- Break domination of land lords so peasants are able to own land
- SCAP (Mac) attempts to break cartels - FAILS
- Social
- Social reforms
- Women's suffrage;education (based on US); family
- MODEL STATE
- Young people became more political due to reforms - became WESTERNISED
- Women's suffrage;education (based on US); family
- Japanese respect the US and welcome the change
- Thought highly of Mac due to his respectful attitude
- Mac 'American God'
- Social reforms
- Military
- JPN's military government was completely replaced - new congress based off of US
- MODEL STATE
- Prominent war criminals were killed - prevent uprisings
- JPN's military government was completely replaced - new congress based off of US
- Political
- Secured themselves a Cold War ally
- Shift from original policy (and SCAP - Mac powers reduced in '48)
- The new constitution created (May '47) was favoured by many
- Secured themselves a Cold War ally
- Economic
- Mac ordered for food to be sent in early '46
- Prevented starvation - people of JPN warm to USA
- Political
- Secured themselves a Cold War ally
- Shift from original policy (and SCAP - Mac powers reduced in '48)
- The new constitution created (May '47) was favoured by many
- Secured themselves a Cold War ally
- Originally demilitarised after surrender in Aug '45
- Begin to remilitarise fully in '52, back tracking on original policies
- Military
- JPN's military government was completely replaced - new congress based off of US
- Prominent war criminals were killed - prevent uprisings
- JPN's military government was completely replaced - new congress based off of US
- Unsuccessful in terms of original aims, successful in the long term
- Military
- Begin to remilitarise fully in '52, back tracking on original policies
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