2007-11-29 17:57:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Hi tryandfindus :) Yes been asking a lot of Military questions for the past few mths :p almost ran out of ideas. i benefited a lot from many sharings which i may never otherwise pick it from the books i borrowed in the library :) some of the questions i posted just to reinforce or confirm what i had read.
2007-11-30 05:25:23 · update #1
America was at war with Japan.
America was NOT at war with China and Korea.
At wars end, America occupied Japan to ensure peace and bring them into the age of enlightenment about world politics as they were at that time.
Japan got the picture and became a great nation.
America had no business dealing with the internal affairs of China or Korea.
I don't think there was any selling out done.
g-day!
2007-11-29 20:39:36 · answer #1 · answered by Kekionga 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well would you say that the U.S. treated Germany and Italy leniently after WW2? I personally believe that Japan had a more severe form of punishment because they are still no allowed to have their own military despite the fact that their Self-Defense military is practically the size some of their neighbor's armies already.
Anyway, it is true that the United States seems to protect Japan after the war. I mean, how many Americans know what happened in Nanjing or the other places. Americans know that the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and that's really about it. True, Japan committed those atrocities to other countries but then you would also have to ask why there is so much emphasis on the genocide of the Jews. (not saying that this is bad, but just making a comparison). Well as you may know, Japan's economy prospered and trading with Japan also allowed the U.S. have it's share of money.
I also think that there is also a political factor involved, such as the United States' love of fighting those damn Commies. I guess if you were to use that "fighting the Commies" excuse, you can say they needed another country in the east to fight against the Soviet Union.
2007-11-29 19:07:36 · answer #2 · answered by hi_im_hanny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A complex question.
The US did sell out China and Korea, but not because of the Japan policy. China and (North) Korea were sold out to the communists, simply because the US state department and CIA were influenced by several soviet agents- people like Ames.
Senator Mc Carthy was right. I find it sad that Hollywood propaganda makes him into a devilish figure and stays silent about the commie agents who were active in the US government
2007-11-29 20:51:03 · answer #3 · answered by cp_scipiom 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure that dropping 2 nuclear weapons on a country counts as leniency. To be honest, I think that there was some collective guilt in the policy making.
2007-11-29 22:31:00 · answer #4 · answered by Greg L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Although I'm a history major, and I could answer some of your questions...I just gotta say...
D*MN, son! You ask a LOT of history questions on Y/A!
No, seriously.
Not that there's anything wrong with learning history! :-)
2007-11-29 18:06:33 · answer #5 · answered by tryandfindus 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋