HURRY THE F^CK UP, I'M BEING TIMED. Read the excerpt from Occupation and Reconstruction of Japan, 1945–52.

"In September, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur took charge of the Supreme Command of Allied Powers (SCAP) and began the work of rebuilding Japan. . . . MacArthur had the final authority to make all decisions. . . .

In the economic field, SCAP introduced land reform, designed to benefit the majority tenant farmers and reduce the power of rich landowners, many of whom had advocated for war and supported Japanese expansionism in the 1930s. MacArthur also tried to break up the large Japanese business conglomerates, or zaibatsu, as part of the effort to transform the economy into a free market capitalist system.”

–Occupation and Reconstruction of Japan, 1945–52

Based on this excerpt, what major economic initiatives did General MacArthur advance during the reconstruction of Japan? Select two options.

▢ making ownership of land communal

▢ creating new markets for Japanese farmers

▢ giving small farmers more power over their land

▢ decreasing the number of very large companies

▢ reducing the military’s influence on the government