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Who did Tojo advocate attacking preemptively before WWII?

  • China

  • Soviet Union

  • United States

  • Korea

Answer

Tojo advocated attacking the United States preemptively before WWII because he believed that the US was a threat to Japan's empire in Asia. Tojo saw the US as a potential rival and believed that a preemptive strike would weaken the US and prevent it from interfering with Japan's plans for regional domination.
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