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World War 2 was fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers.
The Allies contained France, Britain, Russia, and the United States. The Allies fought against the Axis of Powers, who were Italy and Japan, after they joined with the Nazis in Germany. War World 2 all started in Europe when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. Around the same time, Japan was already invading China. Hideki Tojo was Japan's 27th Prime Minister from 1941 to 1944.
Tojo was born on December 30, 1884 in Kojimachi. His family name, Tojo, came from a samurai caste. Caste means a limited group of people with the same rank or occupation. Tojo father was a samurai that later became an Army Officer. His mother was a daughter of a Buddhist priest. This meant that she was poor, but well respected. He was …show more content…
Tojo was feared and ridiculed. This quote shows that he would do anything for Japan. He made the decision to attack Pearl Harbor, because he was thinking it was the right thing to do even though it wasn't. He attacked with out hesitating because he thought he was doing the right thing for his country. He did not realize that after this attack, they would enter into World War 2. Also after the attack he was ridiculed.
Hideki Tojo fought in many wars. He got his nickname Razor because he was quick at making decisions. He was one of the men in Japan that thought to make Japan a world power. He made some good decisions and some bad ones. After one of his promotions as chief of staff, he ordered an attack on Inner Mongolia. This was a good decision for him because it increased Japanese penetration while doing the attack. After this and then another war in Northern china, he was called back to Japan and became Vice-Minister of the army. He then later became the Inspector- General of Army

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