Japan's Involvement In World War II

A single decision can lead a peaceful nation to turn to a bloody nation. During World War 2, Japan wants to take over the Philippines and the Pacific. Japan, taking over other nations, was at least successful at first due to an excellent military tactics. But later as United States, rival of Japan, found out the pattern of Japan’s movement, United States were able to attack Japan, causing lose of Japan’s newly gained territories in 1945. In this idea of Japan invading other countries successfully, Japan developed policy goals, military strategies and never planned to exit the war, although they never go over their own goals of destroying their rival’s bases and gaining resources.

The policy goal was developed by the Emperor of Japan, Hirohito. Even though the Japanese insist that Shinto be made state
But to go with the flow, Hirohito accepted the attack on Manchuria in 1931 anyways (Biography.com Editors). The truth behind Japan’s involvement in World War 2 is from decisions of Japan’s military leaders, for example, Hideki Tojo, and not really from Hirohito. Hideki Tojo did a lot during World War 2; he played a role in opening hostilities against China and strengthen support for the Axis power (Tojo Hideki). In one war, Japan had several policy goals: to destroy the military bases of United State, gain natural resources and to expand power into the Pacific. Japan’s goals in the Philippines,was to destroy US’s base in the philippines that had already existed since Spanish-American War, and additionally get