... had been neutralized but problems would arise quickly. In the summer of 1941 Germany invaded Russia nullifying their previous non-aggression pact and the Japanese people soon were realizing the futility in such an alliance and questioned the ability to trust Germany. Despite the issues of trust, the Japanese military ... empire. The replacement for Tojo that Emperor Hirohito sought was an unlikely choice in Admiral Suzuki who was now an elderly man and half deaf. Suzuki hesitated but later accepted the position after Hirohito stated that it was in the interest of the nation. It was during...

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