This diploma work deals with the American occupation of Japan, however the period before the Second World War and the period after the occupation of Japan is also included for easier understanding of the impact and changes. The purpose of this work is to determine whether the reforms implemented by the American forces during the occupation after the Second World War Americanized the Japanese economy and how they affected the dissolution of the zaibatsu. It also delves into how the dissolution of the zaibatsu affected the Japanese economy. For this purpose, I have studied various historical and economic articles and books, through which I have learned about implementation of reforms and their consequences. In the period before the war, the zaibatsu were crucial in the Japanese economy, as they had great economic power and influence over the government and thus also over the politics of Japan. However, since the Allied forces wanted to demilitarize and democratize the country, their main goal, in addition to democratizing the country, also became the dissolution of the zaibatsu. With this, they wanted to Americanize the Japanese economy and create a free market where competition between companies would prevail and there would no longer be a monopoly.
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