USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

RECONSTRUCTION OF JAPANS GOVERNMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Emperor Hirohito led this country during a time of both great expansion and, eventually, enormous military defeat. In 1931 he authorized the invasion of Manchuria north of China. In 1937 he authorized the invasion of all of China.Over which country did Emperor Hirohito rule?
A
China
B
Japan
C
Korea
D
Vietnam
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Michinomiya Hirohito (1901-1989) was emperor of Japan from 1926 until his death. He became emperor after the death of his father and would be the longest-reigning monarch in the history of Japan. He did approve the invasion of Manchuria and the war on China.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hirohito (1901-1989), known posthumously as Emperor Shōwa, was emperor of Japan during World War II and is Japan’s longest-serving monarch in history. Hirohito was born in Tokyo during the Meiji Period to the son of the reigning emperor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Best known for: Leader of Japan during World War II and Japan’s longest-reigning monarch.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hirohito was Japan’s longest-reigning emperor, holding the throne from 1926 to 1989. He was a controversial figure who announced Japan’s surrender to the Allied Forces in 1945.

Detailed explanation-5: -On 25 December 1926, Hirohito assumed the throne upon the death of his father, Yoshihito. The Crown Prince was said to have received the succession (senso). The Taishō era’s end and the Shōwa era’s beginning (Enlightened Peace) were proclaimed.

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