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=Axis Leaders=

Overview
When a person is given power you are putting your life in there hands. These men were given the chance to rule, a chance to take over in whatever way they pleased. They all had a different idea of power, some using there words while others used physical abuse to enforce what they wanted. These men were Hitler, Mussolini, Hirohito, and Tojo all of the histories great axis leaders. They are all known for the decisions they made through life, most of which affected the people in a variety of ways. Hitler persecuted the Jews, putting them in concentration camps. Killing innocent people for there religion and the color of there hair. Mussolini declared war on France when he finally entered into the battle. The thing about him was his death and how his people turned on him him the end. Hirohito was very much involved in the military and keeping his people in there place. Last but not least tojo joined forces with the Nazi and feared the joining of Stalin. ==Benito Mussolini== Benito Mussolini was the dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943. He formed alliances with the axis powers. One of the axis powers being Nazi Germany. One of the biggest mistakes that he made was when he entered World War Two on June 10, 1940 so that he could declare war on France. When they entered the war everyone got to see how weak Italy’s army and military really were. Italy also lost a lot because they entered the war like; it’s colonies in Africa and lot’s of its army. After all of that Mussolini’s people turned ageist him. He got arrested but then Germany freed him. He was only free for a short time though before he was arrested again. His people executed him and his mistress and then hung him, his mistress and henchmen in Piazzale Loreto, Milan for all of the people to see. During this time, Italy was also trying to change to the allies’ side. ==Hirohito== Hirohito was born in 1901. His father, Yoshihito, took the throne after the death of Hirohito's grandfather, Mutsuhito Emperor Meiji. After he was born he was taken from his home to the imperial navy until 1904. Hirohito was then sent to a peers school after returning home to be tutored for the knowledge to one day rule a nation. After the death of his father, Hirohito became emperor, and assumed the Chrynsanthemum Throne in 1926. To the Japanese, Hirohito was more of a living embodiment of the people, and they gave him the title of “ emperor of heaven.” Hirohito had a fascination with the West, and he enjoyed western food and clothing. His dream in,1975, was to visit the US. He was in rule during the most costly military ventures in human history. Hirohito was a pawn of the militarists after the war, in which 2.3 million soldiers and 800,000 civilians were killed. The surrender was made on August 15, 1945. Hirohito was truly a living symbol of his people and therefore has changed many of their lives, during and after his life and reign. =Adolf Hitler= Adolf Hitler was the founder and leader of the Nazi Party. Hitler thought that fate had chosen him to rescue Germany from the Versailles Treaty and from the and the Jews. In 1935 Hitler abandoned the Versailles Treaty and began to build up the army. After Hitler invaded Poland everything was war to dominate Europe. One of his biggest decisions was when he decided to invade Soviet Russia in June of 1941. Near the end of the. He committed it the day after he married his mistress Eva Braun. He shot himself and then had his aids burn his body. After that the war pretty much ended.

Hideki Tojo[[image:http://baybul.com/clipart/Onemli_Kisiler/Hideki_Tojo.png width="130" height="189" align="right" caption="Tojo" link="http://baybul.com/clipart/Onemli_Kisiler/Hideki_Tojo.png"]]
He was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 30th, 1884. He joined the Japanese Army and was promoted to general in 1933. In 1935 Tojo became head of the Kwantung Army's military police. And in 1938 he became vice minister of war by Fumimaro Kondoye. Tojo was a supporter of Nazi Germany and feared long-term plans of Stalin, and in 1938 he advocated air strikes on China and the Soviet Union. In 1941 he was appointed minister of war, and in october 1941 Tojo became prime minister. He ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 when he was convinced of a negotiation deal. Tojo was also home minister and foreign minister, and was Commander in Chief of the General Staff in 1944. After the loss of Saipan he resigned from office knowing Japan couldn't win the war. On December 23rd, 1948 Hideki Tojo was executed.

Conclusion
In the end all these men were know as the Axis leaders for there way of taking controll of there people. They all loved the feeling of power, that higher feeling above everyone else. They all would stop at nothing to get exactlly what they wanted in life. Whatever thay said was law and no one was going to change there minds. Tehy all led there armies and people against each other or with one another depending on who your talking about. In the end they all face horiable fates, they got what they deserved for the pain they put there people through. Killing a vast majority of them to show that they were not just kidding around. They all rose to power but were defeated; by having to much when it came down to everything.

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