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Fumimaro Konoe

Fumimaro Konoe

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Japanese politician who led Japan to expand and allied with Germany and Italy during World War II
  • proper noun
: Fumimaro Konoe
  • The leadership of Fumimaro Konoe greatly influenced Japan's alliance with Germany and Italy.

Examples

  • Fumimaro Konoe served as Prime Minister of Japan multiple times.

  • Fumimaro Konoe played a key role in Japan's foreign policy decisions before World War II.

  • Historians often debate the motivations behind the actions of Fumimaro Konoe during the late 1930s.

  • Did Fumimaro Konoe support the alliance with Germany?

  • Fumimaro Konoe was instrumental in shaping Japan's militaristic policies in the years leading up to World War II.

  • As the Prime Minister, Fumimaro Konoe forged strong ties with Axis powers during the early 1940s.

  • Many historical accounts focus on the expansionist agenda of Fumimaro Konoe and its impact on Japan's role in the war.

Synonyms

Fumimaro Konoye
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Japanese statesman who served as prime minister and helped plan Japan's expansion before World War II

focuses on setting expansion policies and alliances during World War II

Surface Forms

Fumimaro Konoe main

Morphology

Fumimaro + Konoe

This item is a proper name composed of two name elements; knowing the constituent forms does not allow a learner to infer the referent ('Japanese statesman') or his historical actions. Proper names are arbitrary referential labels requiring world-knowledge or exposure rather than compositional word knowledge, so the meaning is not derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Fumimaro Konoe was a Japanese statesman (1891–1945) who came from a powerful noble family and served as 'Prime Minister' before and during World War II. He helped push Japan to expand and to form an 'alliance' with Germany and Italy, so his name is often linked with Japan's wartime government.