ISOROKU YAMAMOTO

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS

• Born on April 4, 1884 in Nagaoka, Japan
• Former name "Isoroku Takano"
• Adopted by the Yamamoto family
• Died on April 18, 1943 at age 59

RISE IN POWER

• Traveled to the USA to study economics in Harvard
• In 1923 he was appointed head of the air training base at Kasumiguara
• Became a naval attaché in Washington, DC
• Returned to Japan and became Vice-Minister of the Navy
• Promoted to full admiral & became commander-in-chief of Japan's Combined Naval Fleet

WORK IN PROGRESS

• He was not keen on going into war, but devoted himself to the Pearl Harbor Attack
• Yamamoto was the mastermind behind the Japanese's attack on Pearl Harbor in Dec. 1941
• After the loss of the Battle of Midway, Yamamoto knew Japan had no chancd of winning against the US
• Had no reformations,

SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS

• Yamamoto opposed the Tripatite Pact of 1939
• This opposition formed the alliance between militarist Japan, Nazi Germany, and Fascist Italy
• Toured the Soloman Islands and took over the naval operations in the Battle of Guadalcanal
• He was appointed Admiral of the Combined Fleet after his death in 1943
• Yamamoto was a sense of morale for the Japanese people, and his death was a tragic loss for them

SOURCES

• http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/prs-for/japan/japrs-xz/i-yamto.htm
• http://dailytrh.tripod.com/0404.html