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Tojo in uniform

By aleah.k12

  • Birth

    Birth
    Tojo was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 30th, 1884

  • Vice Minister of War

    Vice Minister of War
    In May 1938, Tojo was appointed vice minister of war by Fumimaro Kondoye. After six months in this post, Tojo returned to the armed forces and took control of the army's avaition.

  • Appointed Minister

    Appointed Minister
    In July, 1941 Tojo was appointed by Fumimaro Kondoye as minister of war. He had a very agressive foregin policy and opposed plans made by Shigenori Togo to remove Japaneeze troops from Korea and China.

  • Prime Minister

    Prime Minister
    On 16th October 1941, Tojo became Prime Minister.

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Tojo was origionally all for reaching an agreement with the U.S. However, he was convinced by someone that a negotiated deal was possible, so he ordered the attack on Pearl Hapbor.

  • Many Jobs

    Many Jobs
    In February 1944 he was also Commander in Chief of the General Staff, on top of his prior posts of minister of war, home minister, and foreign minister.