against the allied forces‚ but as the war went on Japan began losing and Japan began to crumple. Tojo Hideki was never able to become a dictator like Adolf Hitler or Benito Mussolini‚ but he came very close. Tojo Hideki lost his title of prime minister in July of 1944 even though many people thought that he should keep his position so he could be properly punished for the way he ruled. The next year Hideki attempted suicide by shooting himself to try and escape capture by US soldiers. He was trying
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World War II Pacific Theatre World War Two was a time of change. Weird alliances‚ lands of confusion‚ more efficient ways to kill‚ and most importantly‚ new ways to survive. The United States entry to World War two can be completely attributed to the Japanese attack on Pearl harbor. The United States had declared several neutrality acts throughout the course of Axis aggression in Europe and Asia. America first stated that they “did not recognize” Japan’s aggression when they invaded Manchuria
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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
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Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because they wanted to become a major world power as seen through document A ‚ obtain more natural resources as seen through document D and C‚ and acquire more military strength as Hideki Tojo referred to in document E. Although there are other reasons why Japan may have attacked Pearl Harbor‚ because of the events that occurred before the bombing and also comments made by Japan’s government officials the main reasons are they wanted
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ahead of the individual. Communism and Fascism are similar in a way because the leaders that were communist and the leaders that were fascist were basically doing the same thing just in a different way. A few famous fascists are Benito Mussolini‚ Hideki Tojo‚ and Adolf Hitler. Each and everyone of these leader has different ways of fascism. Benito Mussolini capitalized
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take control of the government and eventually Hideki Tojo took over as Emperor of the nation. The nation was in a financial crisis and was in need of a leader who had the ability to enhance their economy. One of the main issues within Japan was not being able to stabilize their public debt. The inflation during this period of time was further putting the country into debt‚ and the government knew that changes had to be made in order to reduce the debt. Tojo was aware that Japan was industrializing quickly
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the reparations they were forced to pay due to the Treaty of Versailles. CITATION Duf09 \l 1036 (Duffy) The Nazi Party having gained enough power‚ the German army attacked Poland on September 1‚ 1939‚ which led to the outbreak of World War II. Hideki Tōjō served as the Prime Minister of Japan at the time and was allied with the Axis. He was responsible for ordering the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7‚ 1941. CITATION Joh12 \l 1036 (Simkin) Because of the attack that left more than
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Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? What was Pearl Harbor? Pearl Harbor was a navy base for the U.S. On December 7‚ 1941 Japanese planes and submarines made a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. What was the reason behind Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor? There were at least three reasons why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. There were the U.S. expansion‚ the embargo‚ and Japan’s expansion. The U.S. expansion it helped make the navy bigger. In 1940 president Roosevelt moved U.S. Pacific fleet
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The expansion of the fleet was mentioned in the timeline from Pearl Harbor and the Coming of the Pacific War‚ where the timeline stated that the U.S. said that the fleet size would triple by 1944‚ and Hideki Tojo also mentioned the U.S. fleet expansion while expressing the worries of the United States being a dangerous threat while also making Japan suffer. Japan could have specifically attacked Pearl Harbor because the U.S. had moved their naval base to
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“General Hideki Tojo became prime minister of Japan in October 1941. Tojo and Japan’s other military leaders realized that only the United States Navy had the power to block Japan’s expansion in Asia. They decided to cripple the U.S. Pacific Fleet with one forceful blow.” Tojo’s military mindset
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