A Dive Into History
Japan was much better off politically and economically. Because of this, the government and
citizens of Japan most likely thought of the U.S and Great Britain as powerful allies. At this
time, citizens may have treated traveling Americans in a kinder way simply based on their belief
that the U.S was a powerful allied nation.
The next event is the attack from Japan on the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
During this event, in 1941, Japan was not allied with the U.S. The Japanese citizens and
government likely took on lasting grudges because of how the country was being affected. At
this time, some travel may have been cut off between the areas and the attitudes towards each
other would be untrusting. In conjunction with this event are the U.S bombings on Japan in
Hiroshima (6 August), and another on Nagasaki (9 August). This event undoubtedly left lasting
scars on Japanese citizens and how their culture acts and feels about the United States.
The third and last event is when Japan signed a peace treaty with the U.S. in 1951.
While this event likely alleviated the tension within society and the citizens, the Japanese
Government would likely still have grudges even though the peace has been kept. Today,
Japan and the U.S are in good standing; the cultural intelligence and awareness on both ends is increasing.
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