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Japan
Japan's Leadership Emperor Hirohito General Hideki Tojo
Emperor Hirohito Believed to be “all-powerful god/king” "His Majesty the Emperor" Inherited the throne from his father Head of state under the limitation of the Constitution of the Empire of Japan Controversial as to how much involvement he had in Japan entering WW2 At the end of WW2 he had to give up his “divine” status Went from “imperial sovereign” to “constitutional monarch” at the end of WW2
General Hideki Tojo General of the Imperial Japanese Army Leader of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association 40th Prime Minister of Japan during most of World War II Directly responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor Politically, he was fascist, nationalist, and militarist, Nicknamed "Razor" because of reputation for a sharp, legalistic mind capable of making quick decisions. Charismatic and well-connected Acted on behalf of the Emperor as Supreme Commander Tried and executed for war crimes
United States
United State's Leadership President Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR)...Harry Truman after the death of FDR General Douglas MacArthur
President Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR) President of the United States Constitutional Republic Elected Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces “Mr President” “...day of infamy...” speech Great depression “happy days are here again” Democrat
Harry S Truman President of the United States Constitutional Republic VP and succeeded FDR after his death Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces “Mr President” Under Truman, the U.S. successfully concluded World War II Democrat
General Douglas MacArthur Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Mostly in the Pacific Theater Known for corncob pipe 5 star general Field marshal of the Philippine Army “I shall return” Escaped from Philippines to Australia to organize attack Medal of Honor recipient Occupied Japan after their defeat Helped to rebuild Japan Stripped Emperor of military power
End of the War for Japan Fire bombing of Tokyo Hiroshima Nagasaki
Tokyo Fire Bombing 1942 to 1945 B-29 and B-25 planes Incendiary bombs Targeted factories and military targets Designed to break their will to fight
Hiroshima and Nagasaki August Hiroshima was bombed with “little boy” uranium type atomic bomb by the Enola Gay August Nagasaki was bombed with “fat man” plutonium type atomic bomb by the Bockscar Boeing B-29 Superfortress 90,000–166,000 dead in Hiroshima 60,000–80,000 in Nagasaki Roughly half the deaths were in the first days of bombings August Japan surrenders September 2, it signed the instrument of surrender Effectively ended WW2 US only country to use nukes
Planes: B-29 Superfortress Enola GayBockscar
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