HISTORY
THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Emperor Hirohito
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Adolf Hitler
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Joseph Stalin
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Benito Mussolini
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Japanese, the emperor is called Tennō (, pronounced [tennoː]), literally “Emperor of heaven” or “Heavenly Sovereign". The Japanese Shinto religion holds him to be the direct descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu. The emperor is also the head of all national Japanese orders, decorations, medals, and awards.
Detailed explanation-2: -The short answer is “No. The Japanese emperor is not a god.” While deeply revered as the descendants of the sun goddess, emperors were never worshiped as living gods except for a short period during the build up to WWII[x].
Detailed explanation-3: -Well, see, the Emperor was God for about two thousand years before World War II. The Japanese believed that their most revered god, the sun goddess Amaterasu sent her grandson to Earth (specially, Japan) to rule over the people as emperor.