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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 6 1945 Hiroshima was
bombed with “little boy” uranium type atomic bomb by the Enola Gay
August 9 1945 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 15 1945 Japan surrenders
September 2, it signed the instrument of surrender
Effectively ended WW2
US only country to use nukes
Planes: B-29 Superfortress
Enola Gay Bockscar
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