Basics Of Post War Japanese Reconstruction 536523

Is postwar Japan better understood in terms of a return to the liberalism of the year 1920s, or as a fresh start based on Occupation reforms? Explain why did the Occupation of Japan go so smoothly and how does that compare to the recent American occupation of Iraq? Explain how long would it take and at what rate of growth, for China’s economy to catch up to Japan’s? To reach the present Japanese per capita income? Write down the obstacles do you see to such growth?