Monday 3/4

We presented our projects again.

My group presented on Emperor Hirohito.

Tojo-

in 1928 he became the leader of the Japanese army

promoted to major General in 1933

vice minister of the war in 1938

came into the head of the military in 1940

pushed for alliances with Germany and Italy

ordered the attack of Pearl Harbor

forced to resign after the Fall of Saipan and the unconditional surrender of Japan

attempted suicide, but failed and was eventually sent to prison for life

He was hung after his war crimes trial

Adolf Hitler

attempted to come to power multiple times

failed taking over by force and he was thrown in prison

he wrote mein kampf in prison

lost an election while leading the Nazi party

Hitler was appointed chancellor by the current president, who later died

when he died, Hitler dismantled the democracy and named himself fuhrer

Hitler eventually committed suicide after he saw that Germany would lose the war

Mussolini

fascist leader of Italy

the king gave him complete control over the government

Mussolini was unable to purge Italy of the Mafia

he knew that his military couldn't last in a long war, so he waited until Germany had basically defeated France to invade

Mussolini asked someone to shoot him in the chest, and the person did it

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