Unit 731: A Brutal Human Experimentation

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As dictators across the world took power, each had their set of skeletons hiding in the closet. Whether it helped them in the long run or not, experimentation couldn’t have been any more of a perfect timing. Easy to hide since everyone was busy with war, so the Japanese joined in on experimenting on humans as a way of science. Though the Nazi’s did take number one spot for the most brutal human experimentation, the Japanese was definitely in the number two spot. For 40 years, the Japanese was able to hide the experiment called Unit 731, or germ welfare. Right before Japan surrendered they burned all evidence, shot the remaining 400 prisoners, and employees swore secrecy. Set up in China, the experiments bear the purpose of helping develop