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Which best describes why kamikaze pilots were willing to go on suicide missions?

They wanted to ensure Allied rule in the Pacific.
They were devoted to Japan and its emperor.
They planned to overthrow the Japanese government.
They wanted to ensure that Japan was defeated.

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B) The emperor is revered as a god and the pilots believed they had a duty to fight to the death. When all was hopeless and their planes were damaged or out of ammunition they would use the plane as a weapon and crash it into Allied ships happily in service of the emperor.
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japan's people are some of the most stubborn there fore they would do anything to ensure japan's survival. So your answer is B

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