Jul 29, 2022
(Bonus) Hideki Tojo (December 30, 1884 –
December 23, 1948) was a Japanese politician, general of the
Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) and convicted war criminal who served
as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Imperial Rule
Assistance Association for most of World War II. He assumed several
more positions...
Jul 29, 2022
(Bonus) Japanese militarism refers to the ideology in the Empire
of Japan which advocates the belief that militarism should dominate
the political and social life of the
nation, and the belief that the strength of the military is equal
to the strength of a nation.
Jul 29, 2022
(Bonus) The modernization of the Japanese army and navy during the Meiji period (1868–1912) and until the Mukden Incident (1931) was carried out by the newly founded national government, a military leadership that was only responsible to the Emperor, and with the help of France, Britain, and later Germany.
Jul 29, 2022
(Bonus) Zaibatsu ("financial clique") is a Japanese term referring to industrial and financial vertically integrated business conglomerates in the Empire of Japan, whose influence and size allowed control over significant parts of the Japanese economy from the Meiji period until the end of World War II. A...
Jul 29, 2022
S15-E07 Topics: Understanding Desires and Needs of Japan, Shidelhara Diplomacy, Zaibatsu Economy, Experiment with Democracy, Perception of Economic Warfare by Western Countries, and Japan’s Need for Geographical Expansion.
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