August 1940, a year after the start of the Second World War and the date of which marks the beginning of Unit 731, the abbreviated name of the Department of epidemic prevention and water purification. of the Guandong Army. Unit 731 was part of a Japanese biological and chemical warfare research department whose goal was to develop biological and chemical weapons for the Japanese Guandong Army. It was given the nickname Asian Auschwitz because of the cruel human experiments they carried out on their prisoners. Unit 731 spared no one during its experiments and had a wide range of subjects, including infants, the elderly, pregnant women and prisoners. Some of the experiments included amputation of limbs, vivisection without anesthesia, and injection of diseases into the body. The members of Unit 371 have had cruel experiences, but their actions can be explained through the opinions of Staub and Doris. The situation and pressure of being at war with more powerful countries, such as the United States and the Soviet Union, affected the mindset of the members of Unit 371. The Japanese. During the war, the Japanese government, in Staub's terms, ruled with an "authoritarian" parental style toward its citizens: a given order had to be carried out with violence and citizens had to obey the order even if it did not. made no sense or was contrary to their beliefs. At the same time, Japanese nationalism was extremely high; For Japanese citizens, loyalty and patriotism to the country were more important than their own lives. The members assigned to Unit 371 aimed to create weapons that would increase Japanese military power by any means possible, even if it meant lethal experiments had to be conducted on humans. They would have had the mind...... middle of paper...... closer and closer to invading Japan, Unit 731 has the pressure of not wanting to lose the war and having to develop a weapon that will match the Allies' superior weapons of destruction. The actions of Unit 731 members during human experiments may be justified differently by psychologists and philosophers with different ideals. Staub would claim that at first, members of Unit 731 conducted experiments on humans because of their national pride and duty to the nation, but over time, members developed cognitive dissonance and began to consider subjects as objects. than a human to the point of calling them “logs”. Doris would state that the situational pressure of being at a disadvantage when fighting other countries with superior arsenals and troops was the force that pushed Japan to create a unit. 731.