SCAP
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SCAP was the title held by General Douglas MacArthur as the top Allied authority overseeing the occupation and reconstruction of Japan after World War II.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Allied command
ⓘ
military office ⓘ occupation authority ⓘ |
| allianceRepresented |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Powers
|
| alsoKnownAs |
General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
ⓘ
surface form:
GHQ (General Headquarters) in Japan
|
| appointedBy |
President Harry S. Truman
ⓘ
surface form:
Harry S. Truman
|
| commandStructure |
General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
ⓘ
surface form:
General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
|
| conflictContext | World War II ⓘ |
| countryRepresented | United States of America ⓘ |
| endDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| fullForm | Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tokyo ⓘ |
| heldBy | Douglas MacArthur ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
civil liberties expansion in Japan
ⓘ
education reform in Japan ⓘ land reform in Japan ⓘ purge of militarists from Japanese politics ⓘ women’s suffrage in Japan ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfAcronym | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Allied occupation directives ⓘ |
| militaryBranchAssociation | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Douglas MacArthur
ⓘ
Matthew Ridgway ⓘ
surface form:
Matthew B. Ridgway
|
| officeHolderRank | General of the Army ⓘ |
| oversawDisarmament |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| oversawDocument |
Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Japan (1947)
|
| oversawWarCrimesTrials | International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ |
| postwarContext | Allied occupation of Japan ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
establishment of a democratic government in Japan
ⓘ
prevention of Japanese remilitarization ⓘ stabilization of postwar Japan ⓘ |
| regionOfOperation | Japanese home islands ⓘ |
| role |
constitutional reform supervision in Japan
ⓘ
demilitarization of Japan ⓘ democratization of Japan ⓘ economic reform oversight in Japan ⓘ implementation of Allied directives in Japan ⓘ oversight of occupation policies in Japan ⓘ supervision of Japanese government reforms ⓘ top Allied authority in occupied Japan ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Far Eastern Commission
ⓘ
Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
surface form:
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
|
| successorOffice | United States Ambassador to Japan ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
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