Changes made by the United States after World War II affected the agricultural system in Japan by

a. Encouraging farmers to form labor unions.

b. Putting farms under government control.

c. Causing crop production to decrease.

d. To let the farmers purchase the land that they farmed.

Answer:- d. To let the farmers purchase the land that they farmed.

The correct answer is ‘allowing farmers to buy the land they farmed’. The majority of Japanese farmers were tenant farmers before the war, which means they did not own the land they farmed. Tenant farmers were required to pay the landowners hefty rents, which made this system particularly exploitative. A land reform program was developed by the US occupation authority, enabling tenant farmers to purchase the land they cultivated. Over 90% of Japanese farmers owned the land they farmed by the end of the occupation thanks to this program’s great success.