Question

With the surrender of Japan, the Second World War was finally over. The war had far-reaching consequences. Against this background, write short notes on effect of World War Second on Japan.

With the surrender of Japan, the Second World War was finally over. The war had far-reaching consequences. Against this background, write short notes on:

1. Effect of World War II on Japan.
2. The division of Germany.
3. Division of the world into two Power Blocs.

Answer 1

Effect of World War Second on Japan:

1. Unlike Germany, it was not divided into zones to be governed by conquering forces.
2. The American Army was to administer Japan until 1952; by that time, the Japanese would resume sole control over their affairs.
3. Emperor Hirohito was left on the throne as a constitutional monarch and the Japanese parliament retained some of its law making powers.

Answer 2

1. Effect of World War Second on Japan:
   1. Japan, unlike Germany, was not divided into separate zones to be governed by the victorious countries.
   2. The American Army administered Japan until 1952, after which Japan regained full control over its governance.
   3. Emperor Hirohito stayed on the throne as a constitutional monarch, and the Japanese Parliament retained some authority to make laws.
2. Division of Germany:
   1. The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), known as West Germany, was managed by the U.K., France, and the U.S.A., with Bonn as its capital.
   2. The German Democratic Republic (GDR), known as East Germany, was controlled by the Soviet Union, with East Berlin as its capital.
3. Towards the end of the war, the seeming unity between the United States and the Soviet Union faded, and old suspicions and ideological divisions resurfaced.
   1. Despite the fact that the two countries did not fight each other, there was a high level of political tension between them.
   2. This condition of tension between countries in which each side implemented strategies aimed to enhance itself and weaken the other without resorting to armed confrontation is known as the 'Cold War.'
   3. The Cold War also included an arms race involving the stockpiling of nuclear and conventional weapons, the development of military alliances, economic warfare and trade embargoes, propaganda, and proxy wars, particularly those involving superpower support for opposite sides in civil conflicts.
   4. As a result, the United States and the Soviet Union maintained diplomatic contacts and avoided open conflict, but they treated each other with hostility.
   5. This resulted in the world being divided into two power blocs.
   6. The United States led the democratic and capitalist blocs. The Western bloc, sometimes known as the American bloc, believed in liberal democracy based on capitalism.
   7. The Soviet Union led the Communist Bloc. The Eastern Bloc, sometimes known as the Soviet Bloc, believed in communism based on Marxist ideology.