Japan: After World War II
The occupation of Japan was, from start to finish, an American operation.
General Douglans MacArthur, sole supreme commander of the Allied Power was
in charge. The Americans had insufficient men to make a military
government of Japan possible; so t hey decided to act through the existing
Japanese gobernment. General Mac Arthur became, except in name, dictator
of Japan. He imposed his will on Japan. Demilitarization was speedily
carried out, demobilization of the former imperial forces was complet ed by
early 1946.
Japan was extensively fire bomded during the second world war. The
stench of sewer gas, rotting garbage, and the acrid smell of ashes and
scorched debris pervaded the ...
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to huddle around. That next summer in random
spots new ho uses were built, each house was standardized at 216 square
feet, and required 2400 board feet of material in order to be built. A
master plan for a modernistic city had been drafted, but it was cast aside
because of the lack of time before the next winte r. The thousands of
people who lived in railroad stations and public parks needed housing.
All the Japanese heard was democracy from the Americans. All they cared
about was food. General MacAruther asked the government to send food, when
they refus ed he sent another telegram that said, "Send me food, or send me
bullets."
American troops were forbidden to eat local food, as to keep from cutting
from cutting into the sparse local supply.
No food was was brought in expressly for the Japanese durning the first
six months after the American presence there. Herbert Hoover, serving as
chairman of a special presidential advisory committee, recommended ...
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and a newly created supreme court was given the power to review
the constitutionality of laws. Local governments were given greatly
increased powers.
The Emperor was reduced to being a symbol of the unity of the nation.
Japanese began to see him in person. He went to hospitals, schools, mines,
industrial plants; he broke ground for public buildings and snipped tape at
the opening of gates and highways. He was steered here and there, shown
things, and kept muttering, "Ah so, ah so." People started to call him "Ah-
so-san." Suddenly the puybli c began to take this shy, ill-at-ease man to
their hearts. They saw in him something of their own conqured selves, force
to do what was ...
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