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Why would this part of Japan’s constitution have been important to MacArthur’s goals for Japan?
It gave the Japanese people the right to vote on war.
It prohibited Japan from having an army
It prevented Japan from forming alliances with other nations
Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as a means of settling international disputes.
—Japanese Constitution,
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Answer: It prohibited Japan from having an army.
Why: MacArthur’s goals included demilitarizing and democratizing Japan to prevent future military aggression. By renouncing war and forbidding the use of force, Article 9 removed the legal basis for a Japanese military and helped ensure Japan would not return to the militarism that led to World War II. (It did not give a “right to vote on war” nor explicitly bar alliances.)
Why: MacArthur’s goals included demilitarizing and democratizing Japan to prevent future military aggression. By renouncing war and forbidding the use of force, Article 9 removed the legal basis for a Japanese military and helped ensure Japan would not return to the militarism that led to World War II. (It did not give a “right to vote on war” nor explicitly bar alliances.)
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