Hideki Tojo
The topics I researched are; Hirohito and Hideki Tojo. Hirohito was emperor of Japan. Hideki Tojo was a military leader. I will start with Hirohito. Then I will talk about Hideki Tojo. Hirohito was born April 29, 1901. He was also Japan’s 124th emperor. In his early life he didn’t live with his parents, he was in the care of a retired vice admiral. A few years later he was also put in the care of an imperial attendant. During his childhood he was not able to see his parents. Years later he was able to see his mother once a week. Even though he saw his mom once a week he rarely saw his dad. He went to several different schools growing up. The first school he went to was Gakushuin school. It was also known as Peers School. After
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this, Hirohito went to the Crown Prince’s Institute. Hirohito then studied abroad in Europe. Hirohito was the first prince to go Europe. While in Europe he studied a variety of things, his greatest interest while there was marine biology. He was in Europe for approximately six months. Hirohito was crowned prince at the age of fifteen. He then became the regent for his father. He finally becomes emperor for his father since he had succumbed to mental illness. Hirohito was the emperor from 1925 to 1989. This meant that Hirohito had spent a total of 64 years that on the Japanese throne. Hirohito was not very involved in WWII. The military officials mainly controlled what Japan’s military did. With the power Hirohito did have he consented to declare war on the United States. After this he had very little control over what happened during the war. After Hiroshima and Nagasaki had the atomic bomb dropped on them he chose to break the imperial silence and surrender to the United States.
Tojo was born December 30, 1884. He died December 23, 1938. He was Succeeded by Kuniaki Koiso. Hideki was preceded by Fumimaro Konoe. Tojo’s early life was incredibly different though. Instead of peers school he attended the Army Cadet School. He then attended the Imperial Japanese Army Academy. The final school he attended was the Army War College. This was the final school he went to. Tojo also studied abroad in Europe. He studied here for three years. He arrived in 1919 and decided to leave in 1922.
Hideki was commonly known as ‘Razor’ Tojo. He was known as this in the military. There were many reasons for this happening. One reason he was called this was for his bureaucratic efficiency. Also, another reason ‘Razor’ became his name was for his strict attention to detail. He was also called ‘Razor’ because of his sharp, decisive, and also impatient qualities. The combination of these qualities and hard work enabled him to rise through the ranks quickly during his military career.
First Tojo was assigned to the War Ministry. He was then promoted to to Lieutenant General in 1936. He later became a chief of staff of the Kwantung Army in Manchuria. Tojo was also head of the military police in Manchuria. He was also the 40th prime minister of Japan. As prime minister he made the decision to attack and bomb Pearl Harbor. Hideki was also the War Minister of Japan.
At the beginning of World War Two Tojo had lots of power. He was also often likened to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Tojo was also a major advocate of the Tripartite Pact. He had assumed virtual dictatorial powers. Hideki was involved in many battles. Including the February 26th incident. This was an attempted coup d'état that happened February 26, 1936. The Japanese invasion of Manchuria, and the Pacific War. Many victories were achieved under Hideki’s command. He led the war efforts after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The victories were in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific.
Even though Hirohito oddly wasn’t indicted of war crimes, Hideki Tojo was. He was indicted on April 29, 1946. The trial was held before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. He shot himself when he was threatened with arrest. Tojo shot himself September 11, 1945 as a suicide attempt. He was later nursed back to health in Suge Prison. At the conclusion of his trial, he was found guilty. Shortly after Tojo was hung ending his military career.
Both men eventually did cause death of some kind during their lifetime.
Both of them also grew up during a time of civil unrest during Japan’s lifetime. Hirohito’s life did have many major events in it, like the start of World War Two on the Pacific Front. Even though Hirohito did partially cause the war on the Pacific Front that was the only major thing he did during WWII. His childhood was also very average for a prince. Tojo on the other hand caused many major events during his lifetime. One major event was a coup d'état that occurred February 26th, 1936. This event has also been known as The February 26th, Incident. He was also involved in the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Something else he was also involved in was the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. While Hideki Tojo was alive he caused much much more death than Hirohito. If you were to ask me Tojo seems like he was a much worse and terrible man than Hirohito. While Tojo did see some things after WWI in Europe he was most likely too young to see, that is no excuse for the things he did as an adult in the Japanese military. But, he did also learn lessons he would remember as an adult from the things saw in Europe. I believe he probably wanted power he couldn’t have and died trying to achieve this
power.
this, Hirohito went to the Crown Prince’s Institute. Hirohito then studied abroad in Europe. Hirohito was the first prince to go Europe. While in Europe he studied a variety of things, his greatest interest while there was marine biology. He was in Europe for approximately six months. Hirohito was crowned prince at the age of fifteen. He then became the regent for his father. He finally becomes emperor for his father since he had succumbed to mental illness. Hirohito was the emperor from 1925 to 1989. This meant that Hirohito had spent a total of 64 years that on the Japanese throne. Hirohito was not very involved in WWII. The military officials mainly controlled what Japan’s military did. With the power Hirohito did have he consented to declare war on the United States. After this he had very little control over what happened during the war. After Hiroshima and Nagasaki had the atomic bomb dropped on them he chose to break the imperial silence and surrender to the United States.
Tojo was born December 30, 1884. He died December 23, 1938. He was Succeeded by Kuniaki Koiso. Hideki was preceded by Fumimaro Konoe. Tojo’s early life was incredibly different though. Instead of peers school he attended the Army Cadet School. He then attended the Imperial Japanese Army Academy. The final school he attended was the Army War College. This was the final school he went to. Tojo also studied abroad in Europe. He studied here for three years. He arrived in 1919 and decided to leave in 1922.
Hideki was commonly known as ‘Razor’ Tojo. He was known as this in the military. There were many reasons for this happening. One reason he was called this was for his bureaucratic efficiency. Also, another reason ‘Razor’ became his name was for his strict attention to detail. He was also called ‘Razor’ because of his sharp, decisive, and also impatient qualities. The combination of these qualities and hard work enabled him to rise through the ranks quickly during his military career.
First Tojo was assigned to the War Ministry. He was then promoted to to Lieutenant General in 1936. He later became a chief of staff of the Kwantung Army in Manchuria. Tojo was also head of the military police in Manchuria. He was also the 40th prime minister of Japan. As prime minister he made the decision to attack and bomb Pearl Harbor. Hideki was also the War Minister of Japan.
At the beginning of World War Two Tojo had lots of power. He was also often likened to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Tojo was also a major advocate of the Tripartite Pact. He had assumed virtual dictatorial powers. Hideki was involved in many battles. Including the February 26th incident. This was an attempted coup d'état that happened February 26, 1936. The Japanese invasion of Manchuria, and the Pacific War. Many victories were achieved under Hideki’s command. He led the war efforts after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The victories were in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific.
Even though Hirohito oddly wasn’t indicted of war crimes, Hideki Tojo was. He was indicted on April 29, 1946. The trial was held before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. He shot himself when he was threatened with arrest. Tojo shot himself September 11, 1945 as a suicide attempt. He was later nursed back to health in Suge Prison. At the conclusion of his trial, he was found guilty. Shortly after Tojo was hung ending his military career.
Both men eventually did cause death of some kind during their lifetime.
Both of them also grew up during a time of civil unrest during Japan’s lifetime. Hirohito’s life did have many major events in it, like the start of World War Two on the Pacific Front. Even though Hirohito did partially cause the war on the Pacific Front that was the only major thing he did during WWII. His childhood was also very average for a prince. Tojo on the other hand caused many major events during his lifetime. One major event was a coup d'état that occurred February 26th, 1936. This event has also been known as The February 26th, Incident. He was also involved in the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Something else he was also involved in was the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. While Hideki Tojo was alive he caused much much more death than Hirohito. If you were to ask me Tojo seems like he was a much worse and terrible man than Hirohito. While Tojo did see some things after WWI in Europe he was most likely too young to see, that is no excuse for the things he did as an adult in the Japanese military. But, he did also learn lessons he would remember as an adult from the things saw in Europe. I believe he probably wanted power he couldn’t have and died trying to achieve this
power.