What was Japanese Reconstruction?

A) It was a three-phrase operation to end Japanese military rule and rebuild Japan's economy.

B) It was an attempt by the United States to punish Japan for its attack on Pearl Harbor.

C) It was the US occupation of Japan to expand its military dominance in the Pacific.

D) It was the decision to end the Japanese monarchy in order to establish a US-controlled puppet dictator.

Japanese Reconstruction?

The correct answer is A) It was a three-phase operation to end Japanese military rule and rebuild Japan's economy.

After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the U. S. led its Allies in the reconstruction of the Japanese state between 1945 and 1952. Japanese Reconstruction was achieved through a three-phase operation to end Japanese military rule and rebuild Japan's economy. The U. S. occupying forces, led by General Douglas A. MacArthur, established a widespread military, economic, political, and social reforms in Japan. The most apparent changes were political where Japan adopted a new constitution which is sometimes termed as the MacArthur Constitution because of the significant role that the Americans played when it was being drafted. The constitution was utterly different from the Meiji Constitution of 1889. The Americans were able to institute reforms to support these political changes which liberated economic power in Japan. In prewar Japan, two-thirds of the agricultural land was rented, not owned, by the farmers who farmed it.

Although Japanese institutions were changed the Americans expected Japanese people to understand better the idea of democracy by use of newspapers and magazines to explain and popularize democracy.