I’m trying to wrap my head around how the USA and Japan shifted from being fierce enemies during World War II to becoming close allies in just a few decades. It seems like a huge turnaround in international relations from an American perspective. What happened and why this dramatic change?
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US forced unconditional surrender, re-wrote their entire constitution, re-created their government as a copy of US style democracy, and installed their pro-American politicians into power with help with CIA. US also stationed US bases and troops.
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