3 MAIN FACTORS

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

• Born January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York
• Died April 12, 1945 in Warm Springs, Georgia
• Was President at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor
• But in August of 1921, all of his plans were put on hold when he contracted polio. The illness left his legs completely paralyzed and brought on a deep depression
• During the afternoon of April 12, 1945, while reviewing some paperwork, he suffered a massive stroke and died less than three hours later. He was succeeded by vice president Harry S. Truman.

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• During the afternoon of April 12, 1945, while reviewing some paperwork, he suffered a massive stroke and died less than three hours later. He was succeeded by vice president Harry S. Truman.

HIROHITO

• Emperor Hirohito was emperor of Japan from 1926 until 1989, the longest-reigning monarch in Japan's history. As such, he oversaw Japan's expansionist policies of the 1940s and, sensing defeat, surrendered to the Allied forces in 1945, thus ending World War II.

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• Hirohito died of duodenal cancer in Tokyo on January 7, 1989 and was succeeded the same day by his oldest son, Crown Prince Akihito (who had married a commoner in 1959, breaking a 1,500-year tradition). At the time of his death, Hirohito's estate was estimated at $14.8 million.

YAMAMOTO ISORUKO

• Birth Date: April 4, 1884 Death Date: April 18, 1943 Japanese admiral. Yamamoto Isoroku was born in Nagaoka, Honshu, Japan, on April 4, 1884. He was the biological son of former samurai Takano Sadayoshi and the adoptive son of Yamamoto Tatewaki. The younger Yamamoto graduated from the Etajima Naval Academy in 1904. He participated in the 1904-1905 Russo-1933-1934.

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• participated in the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War and was wounded in the Battle of Tsushima in May 1905. Yamamoto graduated from the Naval Staff College in 1916 and during 1919-1921 spent two years in the United States studying English at Harvard University. Promoted to captain, Yamamoto served during 1921-1925 as the deputy commander of a Japanese naval air station.

SOURCES

• Tucker, Spencer C. "Yamamoto Isoroku." A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. Ed. Spencer C. Tucker. Vol. 5: 1919-1949. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2010. 2230-2231. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 8 Apr. 2015.