While T? j? was tried and put to death for his role in World War II, Japan's emperor, Hirohito, was not punished. Do you think the difference in penalties was reasonable? Why or why not?

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Madeleine Charles

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8 June, 03:44

While T? j? was tried and put to death for his role in World War II, Japan's emperor, Hirohito, was not punished. Do you think the difference in penalties was reasonable? Why or why not?

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Will Lewis · Answer 1

Hideki Tojo was a Japanese General who led the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, from 1941 to 1944. He oversaw the Japanese during important defeats such as the battle of Midway.

After the war, he was sentenced to death along with six other generals by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East for committing war crimes that lead to the death of thousands of soldiers. He was hanged on December 23, 1948.

His death was part of the symbolic acts that led to the pacifism of the world after World War II. It was necessary for a public figure to be the scapegoat for the defeat in the war and Tojo represented that figure. On the other hand, Emperor Hirohito was part of the nobility and did not suffer from the same fate due to his condition of being part of the royal family.