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Today’s standard:
SS7H7c
Explain the role of the United States in the rebuilding of Japan after WWII
Japanese control of Asia before WWII
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii December 7,1941
War in the Pacific Japan vs. USA 1941-1945
Hiroshima 9/6/45Nagasaki 9/9/45
Japan surrenders
US occupation of JapanGeneral Douglas Mac Arthur was in charge of the occupation.
Emperor Hirohito had to admit that he was not a god. He was allowed to be a ‘symbol of Japan’
A new constitution created a democratic government.* Japan’s military –defensive only.*Guaranteed human rights & women’s right to vote
Changes improving Japan’s economy
• US invests $$$$ in Japan• Powerful “zaibatsu” groups are broken up
giving small businesses & labor unions a chance
• Japan makes $$$ during Korean (& Vietnam) Wars.
• Japanese people work hard, saving & investing their $$ & rebuilding their cities & infrastructure (roads, bridges, & transportation)