Background
U.S. Occupation
Phases of reform
Phases of reform cont.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
100

Who did Japan ally with during WWII?

The Axis Powers

100

What does SCAP stand for?

Supreme Command of Allied Powers

100

How many phases of reform were there?

Four

100

What was feared would happen if Japan's economy weakened too much?

It would increase the influence of domestic communism movements.

100

What was the date on which Hiroshima was bombed?

August 6, 1947

200

What was one of the reasons that Japan surrendered?

The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings

200

What are two goals that the Allied Powers wanted to accomplish with the occupation of Japan?

  • How to disarm Japan

  • Stabilize the Japanese economy

  • Prevent the remilitarization of the state in the future

  • How to call for Japan’s unconditional surrender

200

What was one goal of the first phase?

- Punish Japan for past militarism and expansion through war crime trials

- Dismantle the Japanese Army

200

What did Japan's military have to do with them saving money?

The U.S. military protected Japan which meant that army funding could then be used for other things. 

200

What was the date on which Nagasaki was bombed?

August 9, 1947

300

Why did Japan ally with the Axis Powers?

To have an excuse to attack neighboring Asian countries.

300

What is the name of the man who took charge of the U.S. occupation?

General Douglas MacArthur

300

How was the Japanese government changed? (Give at least two changes)

  • The emperor's status was downgraded to a figurehead without political control 

  • Government was elected by the people

  • Power shifted to the people in a two-house parliament called the Diet

300

What was the name of the movement to economically rehabilitate Japan?

The Reverse Course

300

What was one immediate effect of the bombings?

  • Burnt 70% of buildings in the two cities

  • Radioactive rain poured from sky

  • Thousands of people died due to the extreme heat and force from the explosions 

400

What other motive did Japan have for joining the Axis Powers during WWII? 

-  Japan didn't get what they wanted during the Paris peace talks

- Japan was forced to submit to general disarmament to secure status in the league of Nations

Felt wronged by their allies during WWI

400

What was the name given to the countries who had an advisory role in the occupation?

Allied Council

400

Name at least two results of reforming the Japanese government

  • Broadened land ownership of farmers and workers 

  • All citizens over 20, including women, had the right to vote

  • Constitutional bill of rights protected the basic freedoms of the people

  • Education was more accessible

  •  Renounced the right to wage war

  •  Eliminated all non-defensive armed forces 
400

What was the point of the peace treaty?

To officially end the American-led Allied Occupation of Japan.

400

What was a long-term effect of the bombings?

- Mutations in DNA

- More frequent cases of cancer

- Birth defects in children

500

What is the date on which Pearl Harbor was bombed?

December 7th, 1941

500

What were the years that the occupation took place between?

1945-1952

500

What year was the new constitution put in place?

1947

500

How many nations signed the peace treaty?

49 out of 52

500

When did the U.S. produce their first atomic bomb?

July 16, 1945

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