The US tried to help in rebuilding Japan by sending in people.
The SCAP was an American military group that helped in reconstructing Japan.
Their biggest impact was their suggestion of the new constitution, 'The Diet' (based on the German constitution)
The US also helped in providing defense.
Without having the government to bother about paying for defense, the money could be focused on rebuilding.
During the Korean War, Japan also profited from the U.S through their exports. Mainly military goods. It was approximately 2 billion US dollars that they gained.
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The US helped to rebuild Japan so that it would become a productive member of the community of nations rather than remaining a threat to world peace, a strategy which was spectacularly successful.
The United States provided assistance to Japan post World War II years between 1946 to 1952 in the amount of $9 billion dollars. That translates into about $15.2 billion dollars in modern equivalents. Of the $9 billion provided,77% was in grants and 23% was in loans.
According to the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the population in Japan in October 1940 was estimated to be 73,114,308; in November 1945 the population was estimated at 71,998,104. Japan was visibly a thriving country that was hit very hard by the bombing.
The US wanted Japan and themselves to be on good terms, so they helped out by changing their ecnomy to a democratic one, reshaped the military, and helped rebuild.
Japan .
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15 years.
It took 15 years to rebuild Japan. They didn't have the means to rebuild Japan so it came up to the US to do it. This includes helping the victims who had no possibility of living except the ones who were far away and suffered burns.
yes it was used and it was very important.