Japan

Japan, after World War I, was led by Emperor Hirohito, he did not have direct power during or leading up to the Second World War. During the 1920s, Japan attempted to have a democratically elected parliament modeled after the German Diet. Unfortunately, the devastating effects of the global depression weakened the government and more and more Japanese people turned to the military for answers and solutions. The military acted independently of the civilian government. Needing more resources, the military chose to invade Manchuria in 1931. Japan's military activites garnered global attention when it invaded China, thus sparking the Second Sino Japanese War and formally starting the Pacific theater of World War II. During the Second Sino Japanese War, the Japanese invaded the current capitol city of Nanking. This invasion has become known as the Rape of Nanking. Although the Emperor was the focus of nationalistic devotion, he was relatively powerless. The real political and military power was in the hands of General Hideki Tojo. As not only the major general of the Japanese military, Hideki also was Prime Minister of Japan during World War II.

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