Write a 350 - 500 word response to the following question: Who really deserves the credit for thedemocratization of post-war Japan - SCAP or the Japanese government/people? Remember,when asked a question like this, you should consider both sides of the argument, and mention theactions of both.
Other Windows into the Period:Studio Ghibli fans may want to look at 2011's Up from Poppy Hill (Kokuriko-zaka Kara)based on the 1980 manga by Sayama Tetsuro, which, although set in 1963, looks back on thepost-war years of recovery.
reading: Japan: A Modern History, by James L. McClainISBN: 978-0393977202 pp. 523-561
Peasants, Rebels, Women and Outcastes: The Undersideof Modern Japan, 2nd Edition, by Mikiso HaneISBN- 978-0742525252 pp. 151-159
Modern Japan: A History in Documents, 2nd Edition,edited by James L. Huffman ISBN: 978-019539253-1, pp. 295-320