5: US containment in action in Asia

Question 1

What was the name of the US policy directed at Japan, directly after WW2 and what did it entail?

Answer 1

Reverse Course: The USA wouldn’t focus on punishment and reparations but instead on economic reconstruction to secure political stability not vulnerable to communist influence)

Question 2

Give 3 ways in which economic stabilization could be achieved in Japan?

Answer 2

Inceased regulation of foreign exchange
A balanced budget
Stricter lending criteria
Wage controls
A more efficient taxation system
Price controls
Increased regulation of trade

Question 3

What organisation did the USA demand Japan join to strengthen Japan’s access to Western trade but also to prevent trade with communist China?

Answer 3

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

Question 4

When was the San Francisco Peace Treaty signed?

Answer 4

September 1951

Question 5

Who was involved in the San Francisco Peace Treaty?

Answer 5

Japan and the Allied Powers (USSR and China refused to sign)

Question 6

What didn’t the San Francisco Peace Treaty do?

Answer 6

Place significant restrictions on Japan’s economy
Place significant restrictions on it’s future political model
Identify Japan’s responsibility for the war
Restrict Japan’s future rearmament
Impose reparation payments for those Southeast Asian states occupied by Japan during the war

Question 7

What did the San Francisco Peace Treaty do?

Answer 7

Recognize the full sovereignty of the Japanese people

Force Japan to renounce any claims to a wide range of neighboring countries

Question 8

What did the San Francisco Peace Treaty do for the USA?

Answer 8

Unrestricted use of military bases in Japan
Administrative control of Owkinawa
The right to use military force to intervene in any internal disorder in Japan]
The right to veto Japan offering military bases to other states