Rebuilding Japan after WWII

What lead to the surrender of Japan and the end of WWII in the Pacific?

• US dropped atomic bombs on 2 Japanese cities.

• Russia defeated the Japanese in North Korea.

• Japan dropped atomic bombs on Pearl Harbor Naval base.

• United States agreed to help rebuild Japan

What did the governments of the United States and Japan agree to do at the end of WWII?

• work together to rebuild Japan

• work together to defeat the Nazis

• work together to defeat the Russians

• stop the spread of Communism into Asia

How did Japan grow into a world power (and an empire) before WWII?

• using money from trade to expand military power and take over more territory in Asia

• making alliances with China and Russia to control more land

• attacking Pearl Harbor to conquer US lands in the Pacific

• forming alliances with the Nazis to control more land in Europe

How did the United States and Japan become enemies?

• Japan attacked the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1941

• The United States dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan in 1941

• Japan invaded Poland whom the United States had an alliance with

• Japan signed an alliance with Nazi Germany, which the United States was at war with.

How could the relationship between the United States and Japan be described after WWII?

• strong relationship economically, politically, and militarily

• weak relationship economically, politically, and militarily

• strong economic relationship but at odds militarily

• weak economic relationship but strong political and military relationship

How could Japan be describe immediately after WWII?

• devastated with widespread destruction

• powerful with newly gained territory

• economically powerful with a weak military

• strong military strength with a weak economy

Who was General Douglas MacArthur

• US Military Officer in charge of rebuilding Japan after WWII

• US Military Officer responsible for the surrender of the Nazis

• British military officer in charge of repairing relations between US and Japan

• Russian military officer responsible for planning Japanese reparations to China

What form of government did General MacArthur establish for Japan after WWII?

• Constitutional Monarchy (Parliamentary Democracy)

• Presidential Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Communist Oligarchy

What was the role of the Emperor in the new government of Japan after WWII?

• Symbolic Figurehead (Head of State)

• Head of Government

• Autocratic Dictator

• Removed from all involvement

What were "Japanese Reparations"?

• paying for damages they caused during WWII

• rebuilding their economy after WWII

• rebuilding their military after WWII

• Being assisted by the United States after WWII