hideki tojo
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Hideki TojoGeneral of the
Imperial Japanese Army40th Prime Minister of Japan
Lived 1884-1948Prime Minister 1941- 1944
Hikeki Tojo•He was the man responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor.• Politically he was a fascist, Nationalist and militarist
Fascist
• A government system led by a dictator who has complete power.
• All opposite opinions and criticism are suppressed.
• An emphasis on aggressive nationalism
Militarist
• A principle where the military is the most important ideal of a government.
Nationalist
• Devotion and loyalty to one’s country.
• A desire for one’s country to be the best or have the most importance.
Japan’s war with China
• Japan wanted to take over parts of China through Imperialism.
Tripartite Pact
• Japan, Italy and Germany agreed that for the next 10 years they would “Stand by and co-operate with one another”.
• What 3 people are in this Japanese poster?
• What 3 flags are in this Japanese poster?
• What are the children doing in the poster?
Education Minister
• He made sure all schools taught Militaristic and nationalist ideas to students.
Battle of Midway
• Japan started losing WWII.
• People started thinking Tojo didn’t have all the answers.
Japan Unconditionally Surrenders
• Tojo did not want to go on trial by Americans for war crimes.
• He shot himself in the chest.
Hideki Tojo was tried by theInternational Military Tribunal
• He was found guilty of waging war against peaceful countries– China– United States– England– Kingdom of the Netherlands– French Republic
• He was found guilty of inhumanly treating prisoners of war.
Hideki Tojo took full responsibility for his actions during the war.
• “It is natural that I should bear the entire responsibility for the war in general.”
• He was sentenced to death in Nov of 1948
• He was hanged on Dec 1948.
Hideki Tojo hanged Dec 1948
• His last words were apologizing for the atrocities committed by the Japanese Military.
• He urged the American Military to show compassion towards the Japanese people.
• Hideki Tojo is considered responsibly for the murder of millions of people in China, the Philippines, Indochina Pacific Islands as well as Allied prisoners of war.
Anti- Tojo American Propaganda
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