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During the period of time before the plebiscite, political violence broke out as the pro-Japanese Prosperity Party began to bomb various opposition party buildings. Because of this terrorism, previous pro-Japanese supporters switched sides to various pro-independence leftist and conservative parties, resulting in a landslide victory for pro-independence parties in the election and plebiscite. | During the period of time before the plebiscite, political violence broke out as the pro-Japanese Prosperity Party began to bomb various opposition party buildings. Because of this terrorism, previous pro-Japanese supporters switched sides to various pro-independence leftist and conservative parties, resulting in a landslide victory for pro-independence parties in the election and plebiscite. | ||
The Americans conceded, and in the Treaty of | The Americans conceded, and in the Treaty of Taipei, Shimajima was given independence as the Federation of Shima-Jima. When the treaty was ratified by all parties on 28 March 1947, Shima-Jima officially gained independence, though American forces had pulled out six days earlier on 22 March. | ||
===Independence=== | ===Independence=== | ||
Though most mainline parties were united on the subject of independence and opposing Japanese imperialism, they were divided on practically everything else. | Though most mainline parties were united on the subject of independence and opposing Japanese imperialism, they were divided on practically everything else. | ||