Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in Japan

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SCAP
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:endDate 1952
gptkbp:firstHolder gptkb:Douglas_MacArthur
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tokyo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in Japan
gptkbp:lastHolder Matthew Ridgway
gptkbp:notableAction implemented demilitarization and democratization of Japan
supervised drafting of the 1947 Constitution of Japan
abolished State Shinto
dissolved zaibatsu (industrial conglomerates)
instituted land reforms
oversaw war crimes trials
promoted women's suffrage
reformed education system
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Allied_occupation_of_Japan
gptkbp:purpose oversee the occupation and reconstruction of Japan after World War II
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:United_States_Civil_Administration_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands
gptkbp:startDate 1945
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Douglas_MacArthur
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6