Some Japanese people began to rebel against the growing central control the nation was taking. They feared that democracy was being overridden for the sake of economic prosperity. Other groups began to voice opinions regarding the direction they felt Japan should move in. There were many forces pulling at Japan, political demonstrations, walkouts and strikes in Japan's largest industries. This was a time of crisis in modern Japanese history.

The Japanese had signed a treaty with the United States, which scattered military bases and nuclear weapons throu

ghout Japan. Fearing the United States would use Japan as a battleground for the Cold War, they were against the renewing of the treaty. Kitchie however, believed with the Americans responsible for their national security, they could use their resources to build their economy. Kitchie met with President Eisenhower and assured him the treaty would be passed by the time of his visit to Japan. Fearing the protests could affect the passing of the treaty Kitchie used his power in nefarious ways to insure the passing of the treaty. As a final attempt to stop the passing of the treaty, the Socialist politicians tried to barricade the speaker in his chambers to prevent the vote. Kitchie sent in troops to escort the speaker to the Diet Chamber to proceed with the vote. Because there were no Socialists in the Chamber at the time of the vote the treaty was ratified. Upon hearing the news, Japanese students attacked the government in a huge protest. During this protest a student was killed. Due to the anti-American theme of the time President Eisenhower can

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