What is amazing to me is how terrible of enemies we were, both Germany and Japan are good allies now. I’m sure that along with all of the books and theories on “What caused WWII?” there must be books and theories on “What caused peace?”
I would like to think that it was both a good whooping by us during the war and help after the war to guide and help their countries in the right direction. MacArthur was loved by the Japanese but I’m not entirely sure why. Perhaps most of the citizens (of both Germany and Japan) didn’t like what their leaders were doing and the death and destruction those leaders brought to their country and families.
I’m glad that we made the commitment to “keep the peace” after WWII. That must have been difficult to keep pouring money and help into those countries after we had spent so much money and lives fighting the war.
MacArthur was loved by the Japanese but I’m not entirely sure why.