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Why is Japan of Grave Importance to the United States? (1955)
About this film
This program stresses two main points: The internal problems of Japan and Japans position in the Far East as it affects the United States. A film segment suggests highlights of the history of Japan since World War II, and a second film clip illustrates the conditions of life in Japan, pointing up the great difficulty of such a small country in providing enough food for such an enormous population. It is agreed that the key issue of American policy is how to convert a defeated, completely demilitarized enemy into a strong ally against Communism. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Directors & creators
University of Michigan
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Japan-United States relations, Foreign policy, Cold War, Post-World War II reconstruction, Far East politics, Communism, Democracy, Douglas MacArthur, Occupation of Japan, International relations, Asia-Pacific region, Industrialization, Democratization, Disarmament, Communist China, Westernization, 1950s history, Japanese history, Economic development, Political science, Pacific security
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