Скачать или смотреть 6. The American Occupation of Japan

This lesson examines the seven-year American occupation of Japan and development of a "client state" relationship with the United States that endures to this day. We will look at the implications of the Americans establishing a monopoly over the occupation of the Japanese home islands at the expense of the Soviets, and how repeated U.S. military engagements throughout Asia contributed to the economic revival of Japan after the apocalyptic devastation of World War II. The lesson ends with a reflection on how the Japanese empire was essentially reconstituted in slightly different form, with the cession of military and political influence to the U.S. and retention of economic and cultural influence in Japan.