HISTORY
THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS
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Question
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he needed the military in order to conquer Asia
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he felt that the military was too strong
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he wanted to give independence to all Asian countries
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he believed in equality for all Asians
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Detailed explanation-1: -The need for a strong military to secure Japan’s new overseas empire was strengthened by a sense that only through a strong military would Japan earn the respect of western nations, and thus revision of the unequal treaties.
Detailed explanation-2: -Furthermore, Tojo supported a militaristic viewpoint, in which Japan could obtain its goals and expand its territory through militaristic expansion. Tojo furthered his rise to power in 1935 when he was given command over the Kwantung Army in Manchuria, which was a region in northeastern China.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tojo was an ultra-nationalist who believed Japan must rely on its own power to establish itself as the dominant force in Asia. He was also a strong social and political conservative who believed Japan should purge itself of liberal democracy and establish authoritarian government.
Detailed explanation-4: -In March 1937, he was promoted to chief of staff of the Kwantung Army whereby he led military operations against the Chinese in Inner Mongolia and the Chahar-Suiyan provinces. By July 1940, he was appointed minister of war to the Japanese government led by Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe.
Detailed explanation-5: -I wished to commit suicide but sometimes that fails.” Hideki Tojo was sentenced to death for war crimes and executed by hanging on December 23, 1948, after accepting full responsibility for his actions in World War II and, in the end, advocating peace.