Sources

1. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005155
General Information
a. Joined Axis forces on September 27, 1940.
b. Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
c. Japan seeks to be main Pacific power, with many military successes through 1941 and the first half of 1942.

2. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1381991/Manchukuo
Manchukuo
a. When the Japanese took over Manchuria, they renamed it Manchukuo.
b. Taken over in 1932
c. Used by the Japanese as a base to take over Asia.

3. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/266804/Hirohito
Emperor Hirohito
a. Ruled Japan from 1926- 1989
b. Accepted Allies' terms August 15, 1945
c. Originally opposed an alliance with Italy and Germany, but couldn't oppose the many powerful Japanese military leaders who wanted to.

Picture of Emperor Hirohito-

http://www.owensvalleyhistory.com/manzanar3/page14.html

Manchuria Picture-

http://www.historycentral.com/asia/JapsAttackManchuria.html



Pearl Harbor Picture-

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/pearl.htm