Report on Axis Leaders?

Question

for my report on World War II axis leaders, should i talk about the japanese Emporer Hirohito or Hideki Tojo?

Answer 1

Yes. You should also deffinetly menchon Hitler. Also menchin Romell. he was the general incharge of the Axis and Allie conflict in North Africa

Answer 2

Emperor Hirohito

*HIROHITO, (1901-1989), 124th Emperor of Japan, who succeeded to the throne in 1926 after a period of five years as regent. The Showa era, as his reign is called, witnessed dramatic transformations in Japanese life, including the status of the Emperor himself.

**Hirohito, the Emperor of Japan, was revered as both god an father of the Japanese people. Japanese Emperors were exercised varying amounts of direct control on political affairs and it is difficult to assess the Emperor's share in the responsibility for the war. He presided over all cabinet meetings, but according to the traditional form of government he did not utter a word at these sessions and merely gave his approval to all decisions. On one occasion he shocked his ministers by demanding an explanation of their aggressive policy in negotiating with the Americans in October 1941.
During his early successful stage in the war Hirohito was kept in the background by Prime Minister Tojo, although Japanese Admirals and Generals kept him informed and up-to-date on all important developments. Tojo submitted all new policies to the Emperor for his assent, but the defeat at Midway was kept a secret from him for a few days. After Midway Hirohito became much more involved and probed his ministers about the reversals and growing losses - he had to approve withdrawal from Gudalcanal and Buna.
All orders were issued in Hirohito's name and it was fear for the Emperor's status after the surrender whcih prolonged the fighting. Many Japanese would rather fight to their death in a totally hopeless situation than allow even the possibility of a threat to the Emperor's position. The Allies declared at the Casablanca Conference that they would settle for nothing short of unconditional surrender. This was reiterated more ambigously in the Potsdam Proclomation. In August 1945 Hirohito used his influence to help the peace movement and although the Potsdam Proclamation did not guarantee his lawful status, Hirohito said that it had to be accepted. On 15 August 1945 he announced the formal surrender to the Japanese people in a recorded message on the radio. This was the first time in history that an Emperor addressed his people directly.
Even though the Emperor told MacArthur that he was responsible for the war, MacArthur realized that he could not reconstruct Japan or maintain its political stability without the Emperor. Hirohito was not tried for war crimes, but he was required on 1 January 1946 to issue a 'non-divinity proclamation ' prepared by the Allies.

Answer 3

Both, although Tojo was the "nuts and bolts" guy for the war. The emperor could have stopped the war at any time. Numerous members of the "royal family" were members of the military too.

Answer 4

Hirohito was very interesting, he was really not responsible for the war in any way.