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A 5 page paper that provides an overview of post-1945 imperialism in Japan. This paper demonstrates the reasons for US imperialism, the influences that the US involvement had on Japan and the relationship that developed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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on military occupation. In the over fifty years since the first military actions, the role of the United States in Japanese development and the overall impacts have been demonstrated
through social, economic and cultural changes. One of the major influences on the spread of American imperialism in Japan after 1945 came from the terms of the surrender in 1945.
In the agreements reached, Japan had to give up all territories that it had acquired and was restricted to occupation of the "home islands" only. United States forces
quickly moved into Japan and took control of the transformations in that region. The United States focused on military occupation as a means of inculcating democracy (Palmer and Colton 884).
The influence of the United States ended the divine rule of the Emperor in 1946, and supported a constitutional sovereignty (Moore 2). This caused a number of major
changes for Japan, including suffrage for women, the establishment of necessary political machinery to support democracy, the encouragement of local governmental development and the spread of labor unions (Palmer and
Colton 884). The reason for the perceived necessity for the spread of American imperialism in post-war Japan was directly linked to imperatives for democracy. Because
the United States feared the spread of Communism, the United States utilized political and social reforms to support democratic principles (Moore 2). This also encouraged greater industrial and economic
growth and the dissolution of the Zaibastsu, the banking and industrial collective, and a call for new economic focus (Palmer and Colton 884). The United States attempted to
support a fairer and more democratic distribution of property, and land ownership laws were supported to allow for greater means for personal success. Though it was hoped that land
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