Banzai attack

1. Banzai Attack

2. It has nothing to do with a bonsai tree.

3. It’s not this either, even though they are shouting “Banzai!” (These were some of my coworkers in Japan.)

4. Banzai attacks were made by Japanese soldiers i n WWII. “Banzai” means 10,000 Years, which is how long the Japanese hoped their emperor would live and rule.

5. During a banzai attack, Japanese soldiers would run at their enemies with any weapon they had on them. GUNS KNIVES BARE HANDS

6. 1.) Answer Question 2 in your Code Talker packet, using the information you gained from reading (page 123) and from viewing this presentation. 2.) Ned says that often banzai attacks were suicide attacks. What inference can we make from the Japanese soldier’s willingness to take part in this type of attack? How important do you think their emperor was to them?