Aims of the US during Occupation

Question 1

What were the 7 aims of the Occupation ?

Answer 1

• Demilitarisation (wanted to disband the military and secret polices)
• Justice for war crimes
• Cultural changes
• Social : increased freedoms
• Social : education reform
• Democratisation
• Security

Question 2

What were the results of demilitarisation ?

Answer 2

• 5 million soldiers and 3 million civilians were repatriated from China, Korea and
  SE Asia.
• Munition factories closed so many people lost their jobs.
• Early 1946 : purge of Japanese military aggressors.
• Constitutionally Japan renounced war in article 9.
• 11.1945 : Special Higher Police dissolved.
• Ultra-nationalistic org. disbanded and prohibited.