1. Pearl Harbor 1941

2. Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945

3. Japanese Surrender 1945

4. Rebuilding Japan General Douglas MacArthur Builder/Architect
Rebuild industry
Government
People
Infrastructure
Transportation
Public works

5. Clear out the old Militaristic regime was over
Emperor Hirohito loses power

6. Foundation Constitutional Monarchy Emperor would lose actual power
He would remain as a symbol of the country to help maintain Japanese Culture

7. Scaffolding - Constitution
Government
Two party house- Diet
Universal Suffrage- everyone over 20 yrs old can vote
Bill of Rights – guaranteed freedoms

8. No guard dogs Clause in the Constitution
Japan can no longer have a large army
They can not declare war
They can have a small army to protect themselves

9. Payback your neighbors
Japan agreed to pay war reparations (damages)
They agreed to pay for war damages to countries they attacked in WWII
Give Manchuria back to China
No longer claim Formosa (Taiwan)
Japan had to give up all overseas possessions