Hirohito

Hirohito By: Nasir


 * Emperor Hirohito, a former emperor of Japan, was born in 1901. He was emperor from 1926 until his death in 1989. He had chosen his reign name, as a monarch, someone who becomes leader from their heredity, to be Showa. Due to this, he was known as the Showa Emperor. Hirohito personally opposed the militarism of the 1930's, as he believed politics was important, too. However, his advisers did their best to keep his wishes secret. **** The reason for this was so no radical militarist took any actions against the Emperor and Hirohito was out of harm's way. This resulted in Hirohito making wrong decisions which led Japan into World War II. Then came Pearl Harbor, a terrible decision terrifying Americans. Later in the war, the atomic bomb came along. The U.S. government dropped the first atomic bomb in history on Japan. It affected Japan and **
 * Hirohito's decisions greatly. After the blast, Hirohito wished to surrender, but his ministers and advisers didn't agree. Then came the second bomb also dropped on Japan by the U.S. Now the government was also scared of the bombs and ready to back down. Hirohito had played a very big political role in the surrendering of Japan. He also played a personal role in the surrendering. After the war, Hirohito made better decisions for Japan and the government. Now that the war was over, many other things would also change for Japan. Like their new relationship with the United States. **