2007-07-05 05:19:08 · 8 answers · asked by Bill W 【ツ】 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
No, Japan was not part of USA after World War II. It was militarily occupied to help rebuild the war-torn country.
2007-07-05 13:15:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Japan's never been a US territory. Japanese citizens were never allowed to vote in US elections.
However, US taxpayers were given the privilege of rebuilding Japanese industry destroyed during the war, giving their post-WW II modernized industry many economic advantages over the outdated US industries, which hadn't enjoyed the advantage of being bombed by US ordinance.
In a sense, the US became a part of Japan after WW II, given our dependence on the Japanese, and given the fact the Japanese used much of their new wealth to buy US real estate, industry, etc.
2007-07-05 05:28:15 · answer #2 · answered by Jack P 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. They were an occupied Nation, which was under the control of the US.
The same way the Germany was occupied by Russia, Britain, France and the USA.
The citizens of Japan and Germany were never citizens of the USA.
2007-07-05 05:24:37 · answer #3 · answered by conranger1 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No - Think of it as Iraq is now....
One of my college professors was there and described his job as "making sure they were teaching democracy in the Japanese schools."
That sounds like the task the US is trying to complete in Iraq - to allow for a democratic government.
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2007-07-05 06:24:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe they were a protectorate for a time.
2007-07-05 05:21:46 · answer #5 · answered by U_Mex 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEVER. Read history and you will know better than here.
2007-07-05 05:27:40 · answer #6 · answered by ~o0o~ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No - it was occupied by the U.S. Military.
2007-07-05 07:42:03 · answer #7 · answered by 34th B.G. - USAAF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-07-05 05:21:31 · answer #8 · answered by smars442002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋