US-Japanese relations Flashcards
(13 cards)
When did China form a military alliance with the USSR?
February 1950
Who was communist China’s leader in 1950?
Mao Zedong
-Founding member of Communist Party
-Established People’s Republic of China October 1949
Who negotiated agreements between Japan and USA in 1950?
-Shigeru Yoshida (Japan’s PM)
-John Foster Dulles (USA’s chief negotiator)
What agreements were negotiated between Japan and USA in 1950?
Restoration of Japan’s sovereignty and provide security for Japan, in return for its acceptance of US troops on Japanese territory
What/when was treaty between Japan and the Allied powers?
San Francisco Peace Treaty - September 1951
What was the communist reaction to the San Francisco Peace Treaty?
USSR and People’s Republic of China refused to sign the treaty
What did San Francisco Peace Treaty do for Japan?
-Recognised the full sovereignty of the Japanese people
-Forced Japan to renounce any claims to neighbouring territories
What limitations on Japan/gains for the US were there from the San Francisco Peace Treaty?
-Unrestricted use of military bases in Japan
-Administrative control of Owkinawa (Japanese island)
-Right of military force to intervene in any internal disorder in Japan
-Right to veto Japan offering military based to other states
What were the three phases of post-war Japan
-Occupation & punishment
-‘Reverse course’
-Japanese occupations end and treaties signed
What/who was SCAP?
General Douglas MacArthur - Supreme Commander of Allied Powers
How was Japan rearmed?
-75,000 National Police Reserve to be trained by US
-110,000 ground troops
-7600 maritime personnel
-Japanese air force
What was US policy in Japan up to 1954 been driven by?
Threat of communism in Korea
What was US policy in Japan after 1954 based on?
Managing rearmament to avoid consequences leading to instability
