Pacific Century: -- 5 -- Reinventing Japan

This transformation of the Asia Pacific region in the wake of World War II was profound, with the Pacific victor, the United States, taking a direct hand in reforming Japan under a new, hastily drafted constitution. The expanding and often contentious American - Japanese relationship included the ambiguous roles of conqueror and conquered.  Meanwhile, the revolution in China combined with the beginning of the cold war in Asia, substantially altered America's expectations of Japan -- and vice versa.