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Common Themes Between Japanese And German Ideologies During World War II

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Common themes between Japanese and German ideologies in the years leading up to the initiation of the Second World War, I think, run deeply within the personal values of the leaders and thus as national values. Both countries were highly militarized, imperialistic nations seeking expansion - a combination which inevitably leads to violent conflict.

Hitler's German was one built upon the honor and valor of medieval Germany. As can be seen in Nazi propaganda, artwork and other displays of ideology, Hitler wanted Germans to reconnect with rural life and farming, and he believed his "master race" deserved this at all costs. Based on the principle of Blut und Boden (blood and land), the Aryan race was connected to the land and was entitled to farm
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