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Can the US annex Japan?
If the US tried to annex Japan they would have had to have stationed a huge number of troops and keep the place under martial law. It would have been hard to annex Japan if it had been on America’s doorstep and close enough to move troops to quickly, but on the other side of the world it was pretty much impossible.
What countries could US Annex?
U.S. victory in the war produced a peace treaty that compelled the Spanish to relinquish claims on Cuba, and to cede sovereignty over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States. The United States also annexed the independent state of Hawaii during the conflict.
What countries want to join the USA?
10 Places That Should Join the U.S.
- Cuba. Once, long ago, Cuba and the United States has a semi-toxic but symbiotic relationship with each other.
- Liberia.
- Taiwan.
- England and Wales.
- Coahuila, Tamaulipas, and Nuevo León.
- Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
- Marshall Islands.
- Northern Mariana Islands and Guam.
Should the United States have annexed Japan after WW2?
, keen but amateur observer of geopolitics. The whole point of World War II was to repudiate the idea of imperialism (which is why the empires of the winners also broke up after the war). For the United States to annex Japan would have been extreme hypocrisy. It would have undermined the reason that the war was fought.
What does the usjta mean for trade with Japan?
The text of the USJTA confirms that, as expected, the Agreement covers a relatively small share of bilateral trade between the United States and Japan (i.e., approximately 5\% of total US goods imports from Japan, and less than 18\% of Japan’s total goods imports from the United States).
Why was the US occupation of Japan so easy?
1) The US occupation of Japan was made far more easy by the nominal retention of Japan’s Emperor on his throne, endorsing the actions and decrees of the new “shogun”, Douglas MacArthur. To annex Japan he would have had to be deposed, and there would have been far more resistance and unrest in Japan after the surrender in such a circumstance.
Why didn’t the United States invade Japan?
Japan was an extremely nationalistic nation (they would rather die than surrender, one of the reasons the the US nuked instead of invading as they would have lost hundreds of thousands in a ground offensive) so occupying Japan would probably not be the best idea The US just nuked Japan and killed nearly 200,000 people in the matter of a few days.
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