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Emperor Hirohito: Ultra-Nationalist Ideal Of Youth In Germany And Japan

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During the interwar periods of 1920 and 1930 economic concerns of both Germany and Japan were directed towards the west, and minority populations residing in opposing nations. Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi party and the German government, believed that educating the youth, in the way that would benefit the country, was crucial to maintaining a powerful region. Emperor Hirohito, the longest reigning leader of Japan, was utilizing propaganda to create a one sided mind of the youth, a mind that will forever support and abide by him. The concept of ideology- a system of specific ideas and ideals, grew largely during this period. This system was deployed on the youth population, altering daily lives and restricting religious freedoms. Germany and Japan relied on ultranationalist and …show more content…

The ingrainment of these fascist ideals on almost the entire youth population, gave Germany and Japan assurance that the coming generations would be compliant with whatever their government decided. Germany and Japan used school settings to indoctrinate the concept of racism being acceptable, furthering the ultra-nationalist ideals of the children. In Germany it was normal to teach biased ideals, ideals that were approved by the government. In an article named “A is for Adolf” it states, “Indoctrination within schools covered a number of issues and paved the way for the youth’s acceptance of Nazi policies: among them the superiority of one race over the other”. This demonstrates that these kids were taught at an early age that racism was appropriate. This idea of racism furthered the National Socialist idea implied on the kids, and continued the brainwashing of the youth minds. Racism in Japan appears remarkably similar to that of Germany. Both nations considered themselves to be the superior race, incomparable to all

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