Hideki Tojo

Hideki TojoGeneral of the

Imperial Japanese Army40th Prime Minister of Japan

Lived 1884-1948Prime Minister 1941- 1944

Hikeki Tojo•He was the man responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor.• Politically he was a fascist, Nationalist and militarist

Fascist

• A government system led by a dictator who has complete power.

• All opposite opinions and criticism are suppressed.

• An emphasis on aggressive nationalism

Militarist

• A principle where the military is the most important ideal of a government.

Nationalist

• Devotion and loyalty to one’s country.

• A desire for one’s country to be the best or have the most importance.

Japan’s war with China

• Japan wanted to take over parts of China through Imperialism.

Tripartite Pact

• Japan, Italy and Germany agreed that for the next 10 years they would “Stand by and co-operate with one another”.

• What 3 people are in this Japanese poster?

• What 3 flags are in this Japanese poster?

• What are the children doing in the poster?

Education Minister

• He made sure all schools taught Militaristic and nationalist ideas to students.

Battle of Midway

• Japan started losing WWII.

• People started thinking Tojo didn’t have all the answers.

Japan Unconditionally Surrenders

• Tojo did not want to go on trial by Americans for war crimes.

• He shot himself in the chest.

Hideki Tojo was tried by theInternational Military Tribunal

• He was found guilty of waging war against peaceful countries– China– United States– England– Kingdom of the Netherlands– French Republic

• He was found guilty of inhumanly treating prisoners of war.

Hideki Tojo took full responsibility for his actions during the war.

• “It is natural that I should bear the entire responsibility for the war in general.”

• He was sentenced to death in Nov of 1948

• He was hanged on Dec 1948.

Hideki Tojo hanged Dec 1948

• His last words were apologizing for the atrocities committed by the Japanese Military.

• He urged the American Military to show compassion towards the Japanese people.

• Hideki Tojo is considered responsibly for the murder of millions of people in China, the Philippines, Indochina Pacific Islands as well as Allied prisoners of war.

Anti- Tojo American Propaganda