The political changes made as an aftermath of the Second World War affected the Axis powers significantly. The country that got the forefront of the punishment of course was Germany. After peace …show more content…
First off Japan lost all territory gained before 1894 and was placed under allied occupation in august 1945 and had U.S. General MacArthur appointed as supreme commander of Japan. 1947 saw Japan constitutionalised and stripped the then emperor of political and military power. Over five-hundred military leaders committed suicide after the Japanese surrender, those that remained were tried and executed for war crimes. Japan would finally be considered an independent country again in 1952 (Japanese History)
The political changes made in Italy are considered to be the least harsh when it comes to punishment. Italy like the other Axis Powers lost all territories gained during the war and saw massive reform in the way the political powers were run. The Italian government at the time was run by the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. The fall of Italy during the war also saw the fall of Mussolini and his cabinet by the rise of rebellions and saw all fascist politicians tried and executed. Italy became known as a Christian Democracy with the Italian communist party as its major opposition. (Life in