The Usa And Japan Flashcards
What was the reverse course 1947?
Americas policy towards Japan:
Not focused on the punishment of Japan and reparations but it wanted the development of firm democratic institutions and practices towards an emphasis on economic reconstruction as the route by which political stability would be achieved.
Why did the USA allow the emperor Hirohito to continue?
Symbol of reconciliation and political and economic recovery after 1945
Why did the USA want economic stabilisation ?
Accelerated economic recovery in order to align Japan with the USA and its capitalist economic recovery. Backed by the restoration of key right wing conservatives in Japan’s political and economic structure.
Dodge was appointed as economic advisor of SCAP and produced a super balanced budget.
What was the super balanced budget?
Set a target of surplus of nearly 157 million yen but it led to increased unemployment due to business closures.
Economic stability to prevent inflation
What was GATT?
Integrate Japan into international trade and strengthened Japan’s access to western trade but it also prevented trade with communist china from late 1950
What was the us-Japanese relations?
Due to Mao Zedong forming a military alliance with the ussr, china joined North Korea in its war against the non communists in sk.
Led to the globalisation of containment.
Japans pm Yoshida saw an opportunity to negotiate a Second World War peace treaty with the USA that would restore Japan’s sovereignty and provide security,in return for its acceptance of us troops on Japanese territory
What was agreed in the San Francisco peace treaty in September 1951?
It recognised the full sovereignty of the Japanese people. It did not place significant restrictions on Japan’s economy, it did not identify Japan’s responsibility of the war or restrict their rearmament.
In return , the USA required Japan to sign a bilateral security agreement known as the us-Japan security treaty which gave the USA unrestricted use of military bases in Japan.
What was Japans rearmament ?
MacArthur ordered japan to establish a 75,000 strong national police reserve[npr], to be trained by a us military team.
Aug 1952, the Japanese gov established a force of 110,000 ground troops and 7600 navy personnel known as the NSA. The einsenhower administration wanted an enlarged Japanese ground force and it was agreed that a new 140000 strong self defence force should be created supported by us funding of 240 million dollars .
Driven by the threat of communism in Korea,but created internal instability due to different attitudes so the USA now managed rearmament in order to avoid any consequences that might lead to instability.
