Question

Use the passage to answer the following question.

After World War II, the economy and the infrastructures of Japan were completely destroyed. The United States helped them create a new
constitution. It gave the emperor limited power. The government was placed into the hands of an elected legislature that elected the Prime
Minister of the country. The constitution guaranteed freedoms to all citizens. This included the freedom to vote for elected officials. Japan
was not allowed to have a military so they could never attack another country. The United States helped rebuild the infrastructures of
Japan. This included buildings, roads, and railway systems.
What type of government was created for Japan in the years following World War II?
OA. A traditional, absolute monarchy where the emperor holds all the power.
B. A parliamentary democracy where the people had more freedoms.
C. An autocracy with one person controlling the government.
D. A communist state like the Soviet Union.

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

The choices of A, C and D are just wrong. B is the only answer that you can choose. It was what was set up.

A: America would never set up a government headed by an absolute monarch, but in Japan's case, Hirohito was not a bad ruler. He was more the spiritual head of the government. His last act of any meaning was to order the end of Japan's futile resistance in 1945. So America allowed him to retain his spiritual leadership, but nothing else and that begrudgingly.

C: The same reason for C not being true given in A is the one you would use here. America was terrified of a repeat where the military took power.

D: It would be a long day in winter before America would set up a government modelled like the one in Russia -- at least in 1945. Americans then believed that the best form of government was one like B.