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Aftermath of World War II: In Tokyo, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East sentences seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II.
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Aftermath of World War II
Events after the end of the war in 1945
The aftermath of World War II saw the rise of two global superpowers, the United States (U.S.) and the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.). The aftermath of World War II was also defined by the rising threat of nuclear warfare, the creation and implementation of the United Nations as an…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Post–World War II war crimes trials
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Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944
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