Japan - Breif History from WWII :: Japanese Japan History

lacquer - Breif History from WWIIINTRODUTION Without a good history, no nation can invariably be considered developed. It is the history that makes or breaks a country. lacquers history is very unique. During and later WWII their country was in ruins - literally. All their previous allies had deserted them, they were just and destroyed by the the Statesns, an unlikely ally. I will focus on the impacts that America had on japan, and then how Japan got themselves to the title of The Second just about(prenominal) Developed Country. WWII In 1941 Japan station troops in Indo-China (Vietnam) after forming an alliance with Germany and Italy. The Americans did not approve of this, and cut off exports to Japan. Japan was not happy about this and attacked Pearl Harbor. Meanwhile Japan were excessively attacking Southern Asia, and expanded their land to the Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. The US declared war on Japan and were burning for revenge. In the plan of attack years Japan was bombed heavily and were pushed back into their origonal land. Japans cities were being torn down. consequently came the final blow, two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, one in Hiroshima, the otherwise in Nagasaki. Both of them combined killed an estimated 105,000 people. Japan finally surrendered. AFTERMATH The Americans called The pipeline invaded Japan and made them give back all the land not owned by them before the war. Then, led by General Douglas MacArthur, they helped Japan do many things write a new constitution that was fairer to everyone, execute a better trade union. Reform the educational system so it was no longer bias to nationalism. Finally they helped to rebuild industry and commerce. This was the most helpful to Japan because the US government gave the Nipponese government thousands of millions of dollars. America rebuilt factories and industries with the latest levels of technology, better than their own pre-war factories. They gave them advice a nd encouragement. Between 1945 and 1950 MacArthur and the Occupation did what they could to rebuild the Japanese economy. It was as if the Americans felt sorry for the Japanese. Then in June 1950, as if on cue, the Korean war broke out and the UN needed goods and services from Japan.