HST 296 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Hukbalahap Rebellion, Ethnic Nationalism, Kim Il-Sung
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White colonial powers retook their possessions from the japanese. European powers quickly realized they could not maintain their former empires because of. Because the europeans could not act in asia, the american were the only ones left who could contain communism in asia. The new alliance in japan was a very helpful asset for the americans. Before 1940, japan was comparable to any highly industrialized nation. The japanese military took control of the government and put them in colonial wars to gain resources. This would catch up to them in world war 2. Japan was not divided among the allies, it was administered by the usa. Macarthur ruled indirectly through japanese government and bureaucracy. Japan created a new constitution in 1947 with new american principles of democracy. Added popular sovereignty, judicial review and guaranteed civil rights. Peace clause : most controversial part, renounced war as a national right and prohibited a standing military.
