WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the true leader of Japan’s government during WWII?
A
Adolph Hitler
B
the military (Tojo)
C
Benito Mussolini
D
Joseph Stalin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tōjō Hideki, (born December 30, 1884, Tokyo, Japan-died December 23, 1948, Tokyo), soldier and statesman who was prime minister of Japan (1941–44) during most of the Pacific theatre portion of World War II and who was subsequently tried and executed for war crimes.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Who was Hideki Tojo? Hideki Tojo was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army who served as Japan’s prime minister from 1941 to 1944. He vocally supported Japanese expansion and a pre-emptive attack on the US and European colonial powers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Although Tojo played a major role in Japan’s wartime affairs, his power and ambitions were actually not as great as Hitler’s or Mussolini’s. He has been described as an uncomplicated, hardworking man intensely dedicated to his profession.

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