MacCarthur used his authority effectively to drive a "wedge" between the militarists on one side and the public and the emperor on the other. (Dower, Embracing Defeat) Demilitarization and Democratization Demilitarization" and "Democratization" of Japan were the two key aims of General MacCarthur from the start of the U
MacCarthur used his authority effectively to drive a "wedge" between the militarists on one side and the public and the emperor on the other. (Dower, Embracing Defeat) Demilitarization and Democratization Demilitarization" and "Democratization" of Japan were the two key aims of General MacCarthur from the start of the U
The American occupation reversed its policy of breaking up big business concerns, and encouraged the Japanese government to adopt anti-inflation policies and to stabilize business conditions through fiscal austerity. (Gordon) The U
allies had opposed the Iraq War, and differed on its post war plans. (Greenberg) Conclusion There is no doubt that the post World War II Occupation of Japan was a remarkable undertaking of "Nation building" by the U
Although less tough and vindictive than the JC 1067 imposed on the defeated Nazi Germany it described how stern justice, reparations, and demilitarization were necessary for democratization of Japan. (Jennings, p
The new Japanese government also had orders to arrest anyone who advocated the abolition of the monarchy. (Roberts, p
Once the war proved that such a belief was spurious, Luxemburg's central reason for opposing it was that from a socialist perspective, the war simply produced the effect of working class people killing other working class people. Thus, the author writes of the Great War that "nine-tenths of these millions [dead] came from the ranks of the working class" (Luxemburg)
This is despite the fact that the Treaty established many new independent nations, including Poland; established many colonial trusts; included a pledge of all signing nations to disarm, and created the League of Nations. However, despite Woodrow Wilson's initial protestations, Germany was forced to accept responsibility "for all losses and damages in the conflict in what was termed the war guilt clause" ("Wars and Battles," U
R., and each model included the use of nuclear weapons at some point (Nash, 1994)
The term 'cold war' first came into currency in 1947. It was used to denote a sharp and unexpected deterioration in postwar relations between the Soviet Union and the United States (Roberts, 2000)
While McCarthy was eventually censured and his committee disbanded, because of the Cold War, concerns about communism persisted. It affected the Civil Rights movement and even the women's liberation movement, because many believed that leaders of that movement had been influenced by Communists (Schrecker, 2994)
Children were taught to hide under their school desks in event of a nuclear attack, but most children realized that a school desk could not protect them from an atomic bomb. While people often decried the kind of expense it took to maintain and constantly upgrade our military readiness, most Americans believed that only by maintaining nuclear superiority could we avoid a war that might well kill major chunks of both country's populations (White, 2000)
Moreover, countries in the southern tier also achieved rapid growth, but with much less government intervention. Hayumi concluded that their growth did not support the hypothesis that "industrial policies" can change low-income economies into high-growth economies (Hayami 318-19)
Japanese firms also expanded aggressively into international markets. By 1983, Japan provided about 30% of the world foreign direct income (FDI) flows and had become the world's largest single foreign investor (Makino and Roehl 38-39)
However, women played a very significant role in World War II, and it is believed by most war historians that without such a strong backing by the female population, America would not have been victorious in the war effort. Women had many roles in the second World War; American propaganda posters proclaimed, "Women In the War: We Can't Win Without Them!" (Giampaoli) Women had to enter the workforce to increase production of wartime goods and to take the place of the male workers that were drafted
Until 1977, the WASP fighers retained civilian status, but they were granted military status then. (Wolf 2005) While all of the women during the war suffered from hardships, the role of many Asian women during the war must be acknowledged as perhaps bearing the most suffering
, sending Spanish armies and providing munitions - on the side of Germany and Italy. Franco even engaged in "serious" negotiations with the Nazis prior to deciding not to take that step; and yet Spain did support Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy with "workers, soldiers, and economic agreements" (Bowen, 2006, p
.numerous examples of Spanish cooperation" in WWII, cooperation with both the Germans and Italians in order to carry out "espionage activities" and acts of "sabotage" against the British and their interests in Gibraltar (Cokely, 2007)
But Spain wasn't finished helping Hitler because Franco sent an estimated 100,000 Spanish workers to Germany to help keep industrial production strong while the Nazis pushed into Russia (WHKMLA). When Hitler's defeat was absolutely sealed in May of 1945 the press in Spain (which was "tightly controlled" by Franco) gave "extravagant eulogies" to Franco, who was seen as the "genius" who had brought peace to Spain in the midst of the terrible carnage that occurred throughout much of Europe (Payne, 2008)
He believed that German people were superior to the rest of the world and wanted everyone to prove this. (Keegan) Before Hitler, the spirit and nationalism of the German people was very low, but he was able to get the German people to take pride in their country, and nationalism rose