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American Occupation of Japan: Goals and Means of the U.S. Foreign Policy During the First Phase of Occupation 1945-1947
Štverková, Iva ; Sehnálková, Jana (advisor) ; Sýkora, Jan (referee)
The thesis "American Occupation of Japan: Goals and Means of American Foreign Policy During the First Term of the Occupation 1945-1947" analyzes the way of implementation of the U.S. occupation of Japan between 1945-1947, its structure and development, and the diplomatic steps of the United States to ensure that it would be the main and in practice the only power deciding the course of the occupation. The goal of this analysis is to answer how important Japan was for United States: was it only a defeated enemy from whom the US tries to secure reparations, possible economic partner or was Japan considered as a possible strategic ally in Asia? What was the aim of the US in Japan? To answer these questions, it is crucial to look in detail at alternative scenarios of the occupation, why the U.S. decided to carry out the occupation of Japan in the fashion it did, and what means the U.S. used to reach their goals. To this end, the work will examine why the United States struggled to ensure that they were the only power with influence over the post-war reconstruction of Japan, and why they decided not to create occupation zones or why they did not cede responsibility to carry out the occupation to the League of Nations. Another goal is to examine from the U.S. perspective whether the occupation was...
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Position of Okinawa Within the Frame of the Postwar Japanese-American Relations (after its Reversion in 1972)
Tvorík, Jiří ; Labus, David (advisor) ; Sýkora, Jan (referee)
My diploma thesis is engaged in position of Okinawa within the frame of the postwar Japanese-American relations, in a context of military bases, local and central government and security policy. The thesis is divided into several thematic parts - Japanese-Okinawan relations in modern period, circumstances of the battle of Okinawa, post-war American administration, process of reversion of Okinawa, Okinawa within the Cold War period, and Okinawa from end of bipolar world period in 1989 up to present. Thesis describes the three- way relationship between Okinawa, Japan and United States from economic, cultural and political viewpoint, all with regard to the ever-present military bases. Keywords Okinawa, Japanese-American relations, reversion.
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