Hideki Tojo Research Paper Outline
Michael Vrbanac
Mrs. Ackerman
Honors History 9
28 February 2017
Hideki Tojo was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Prime Minister of Japan during World War Two. Tojo gave the final approval on many Japanese attacks on the allies in the Pacific Theater. He was later captured by the United States after the war and hanged for war crimes. Hideki Tojo was born on December 30, 1884 in Tokyo, Japan. His father was also a military officer in the Japanese army. At the age of fifteen, he was accepted to the Imperial Military Academy and later attended the Military Staff College. He graduated in 1905 as a Second Lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Army. In 1935, Tojo was promoted to the rank of Major General and was put in control of the Kwantung Army, the most renowned group in the Imperial Army. The Kwantung Army, which was based in Manchuria, China, was responsible for capturing and holding Manchuria and other parts of China. Later, in 1937, Tojo was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and was made Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army. Soon after, he was recalled back to Japan to serve …show more content…
On September 11, 1945, American officials surrounded Tojo’s house in an attempt to arrest him. However, before the officials could arrest him, Tojo attempted suicide shooting himself in the chest. The bullet narrowly missed his heart and Tojo was arrested and received treatment at a United States Army Hospital. After regaining his health, Hideki Tojo was put on trial for several war crimes. At his trial, Tojo took all of the blame for the war. Tojo was found guilty of seven war crimes and was hanged on December 23, 1948. In his final statements before his execution, Tojo apologized for the war and begged the United States to treat the people of Japan well, as they had already endured constant bombings and two atomic bomb
Mrs. Ackerman
Honors History 9
28 February 2017
Hideki Tojo was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Prime Minister of Japan during World War Two. Tojo gave the final approval on many Japanese attacks on the allies in the Pacific Theater. He was later captured by the United States after the war and hanged for war crimes. Hideki Tojo was born on December 30, 1884 in Tokyo, Japan. His father was also a military officer in the Japanese army. At the age of fifteen, he was accepted to the Imperial Military Academy and later attended the Military Staff College. He graduated in 1905 as a Second Lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Army. In 1935, Tojo was promoted to the rank of Major General and was put in control of the Kwantung Army, the most renowned group in the Imperial Army. The Kwantung Army, which was based in Manchuria, China, was responsible for capturing and holding Manchuria and other parts of China. Later, in 1937, Tojo was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and was made Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army. Soon after, he was recalled back to Japan to serve …show more content…
On September 11, 1945, American officials surrounded Tojo’s house in an attempt to arrest him. However, before the officials could arrest him, Tojo attempted suicide shooting himself in the chest. The bullet narrowly missed his heart and Tojo was arrested and received treatment at a United States Army Hospital. After regaining his health, Hideki Tojo was put on trial for several war crimes. At his trial, Tojo took all of the blame for the war. Tojo was found guilty of seven war crimes and was hanged on December 23, 1948. In his final statements before his execution, Tojo apologized for the war and begged the United States to treat the people of Japan well, as they had already endured constant bombings and two atomic bomb