We watched WW2 videos.
Emperor Hirojito:
- From Japan
- born in Tokyo
- interested in Marine Biology
- first crown prince to travel abroad
- had 7 children
- Hirojito came to power after his dad died
- Father died from mental illness
- Strong leader
- inherited his grandfathers footsteps
- rarely spoke during meetings
- carefully said his disagreements
- master at a poker face
- guess about what they thought the Emperor wanted
- Japan part of axis powers
- didn't disapprove of any attacks
- allowed the attack of Pearl Harbor but not in charge of it
- Decided to surrender after the bombing on Nagasaki and Hiroshima
- had surgery on his pancreas
- had cancer
- 1988 almost died
- 1989 died
- didn't make many decisions during WW2
- Let Tojo make most of the decisions
- Let the military make most of the decisions
- approved of the attacks
- He could have stopped them but didn't
- man like anybody else
- stayed in power till his death
Bonito Mussolini:
- Italy
- didn't have a lot of money
- Active in politics in 1900s
- taught school for a while
- spent time in the military
- well spoken
- Italy was going through desperate times
- connected with the people
- said that Italy would return to how it was
- wanted things to return to the way it was in Italy
- made them believe that the Italian government was the best
- Made them believe that Italy was the best country
- wanted a tough central government
- Helped trains get back on track
- Italians were upset with him and wanted him out of power
- dismissed and arrested by the king
- in power a lot longer than anyone else
- death in 1945
- mom forced him go to catholic school
- expelled from school from stabbing somone
- Socialist, then became a fascism
- Fascism= strong military, Italy is the best, everything you do should promote Italy, Imperialism
- Allied with Hitler
- US invaded Italy and Italy surrendered
- didn't kill millions of people like Hitler and Stalin
- Became a Axis in 1943
Hitler:
- Born April 20
- Austiran
- won many awards in WW1
- had 7 siblings
- Used violence to become a dictator
- Changed Germany in positive but more negative ways
- expanded military forces
- Hitler had a plan to destroy Christianity by destroying all the churches
- member of Axis powers
- Japan, Italy, and Germany
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