Rebuilding Japan

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Across
  1. 2. What important island did the U.S. take control of in February of 1945
  2. 3. U.S. general in charge of overseeing the rebuilding of Japan
  3. 4. VJ day refers to ________ in Japan
  4. 5. The U.S. feared a weak Japan would fall to _______ like China, Korea, and Vietnam did
  5. 8. The U.S. fought on the side of the _____ during WWII
  6. 12. Which President ordered the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan to end the war quicker and save lives
  7. 14. What Japanese leader was exposed as an ordinary man following the defeat in WWII
  8. 15. MacArthur wrote Japan's new ________ outlining the rights of citizens
  9. 16. ______ and Italy declared war on the U.S. after it declared war on Japan
  10. 17. The U.S. occupied Japan for _____ years
  11. 19. What type of gov't was installed in Japan
  12. 21. Officially, Japan was considered a Constitutional ________
  13. 22. Japanese suicide pilots
Down
  1. 1. how many atomic bombs did the U.S. drop on Japan?
  2. 2. A country's transportation, communication, sewage, water, and electrical systems are referred to as _________
  3. 6. Japan was forced to disband its ________ so as to no longer be a threat in the future
  4. 7. Japan _______ to the U.S. on the battleship Missouri on Sept. 2, 1945
  5. 9. The U.S. joined WWII following the bombing in Pearl _______, Hawaii
  6. 10. Which country attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor
  7. 11. President _______ asked Congress to declare war on Japan after the Pearl Harbor attack
  8. 13. Japan joined the _____ powers during WWII
  9. 18. The U.S. strategy to attack Japanese-held land was called Island ________
  10. 20. The U.S. offered financial support to the new economy knowing it would be a valuable ______ partner in the future