PSY 005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Modernization Theory, Ministry Of International Trade And Industry, Social Forces

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Psychology (PSY)
• Course: PSY 005
• Professor: Hamseven

Document Summary

International history: p. 274 276 (yes, this is double) + also before the prc, the us had seen east asia as a cold war area: The ccp would inevitably win and make china communist. Us was worried about the capitalist market and the cold war relations in europe. 1948: us changed its policy in japan = reverse course: economic recovery and later militarization: economic aid to japan, because: Disappointment about china, because of the civil war. To re-establish japan"s importance in the asian and global economy: after wwii asia was in depression, because japan did not lead anymore. Security motive: economic crisis might lead to communism, thriving economies would lead to political stability. + us interest in south-east asia grew, because: > japan"s importance grew: search for trading partners -> resources found in south-east. Ussr + china saw america"s effort in japan as offensive, they did not want a military revival of japan / us saw japan"s revival as defensive.