The Dictator Files: Hideki Tojo

His family descended from this Japanese warrior caste

He was unimpressed with this Western country, whose racist policies against Asians and materialistic culture offended him

In the 1930s, part of his military career was with this army stationed in China

In 1935, he was the commander of this military police force for the above

Nickname given to him because of his personality and his effectiveness in the above role

He was a member of the the rivaling faction to the Kodoha or the Imperial Way faction in the army

He was a supporter of this alliance between Japan, Germany, and Italy

In 1937, he became chief of staff in the above army, replacing this man, who was one of the two main plotters of the Mukden incident

In 1938, he was recalled to serve this post under the above general

He served under this prime minister of Japan until 1941

After the resignation of the above, this man and Tojo were considered to be the lead candidates to replace him as it was thought both of them could restrain the army. However, because of this man's relation to the imperial house, Tojo was chosen instead

He purposefully misinterpreted this American document as an ultimatum in order to attack the United States in a preventative war

As a result, he then ordered the bombing of this American base in Hawaii

As prime minister, he approved multiple orders to send these types of slaves to the army frontlines

He supported this top Kuomintang politician who collaborated with Japan

In 1943, Tojo hosted this conference of Japanese puppet states in Tokyo

In 1944, as the war with America was already heavily against Japan, to prevent being ousted from power, Tojo assumed this role in the army concurrently as Army Minister and Prime Minister

However, he was only in this role for a few months and was ousted months later from all three positions with this general replacing him as prime minister

After the conclusion of the war, he attempted to do this, but he failed

He was then taken to this prison. He would be tried for Class A War Crimes and would be executed in 1948

He accepted responsibility for the majority of crimes committed by the army in order to exonerate this man