the cold war goes global - japan Flashcards
what turned the cold war into a world wide struggle?
the outbreak of the korean war in 1950
what was truman 2 main objectives in japan?
. to eliminate japans war making potential and to turn japan into a western style nation which was pro- american
what did japan keep unlike Germany?
a native government throughout its occupation
when did us policy towards japan shift and why?
late 1947 due to the need for a more economically stronger japan as a result of the growth of communism
who was winning the civil war in china?
the communist
what was the japanease communist gaining and how many votes did they win in 1949?
gaining support and gained three million votes in the 1949 elections
what did japans economic potental cause?
japan became of crucial strategic impotance to the usa in their determination to limit the spread of communism
what were government workers in japan forbidden to do and when?
forbidden to strike and occupation officers began to start arresting communist sympathesiers in the trade union movement in 1948
what did congress authorise to japan and when?
$500million to be paid to japan in 1949
when was the peace treaty with japan signed and when was it put into action? and what did it mark an end to?but who did not sign it but attended?
signed in september 1951 and put into action in 1952 april- marked an end to allied occupation- but the ussr did not sign it
