HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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empathy toward African nations.
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the protection of human rights.
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imperialism as a foreign policy.
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support for free expression.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Like Germany and Italy, Japan was intent on creating an empire. This small island nation resented the way western countries and heads of state determined that Japan should not expand. Although Japan had an emperor, Hirohito (Hiro-he-tow), the military had taken control of the government.
Detailed explanation-2: -It combines elements of nationalism, militarism, economic self-sufficiency, and totalitarianism. The Italian Fascists imposed authoritarian rule and crushed political and intellectual opposition, while promoting economic modernization, traditional social values and a rapprochement with the Roman Catholic Church.
Detailed explanation-3: -However, historians generally agree that Italian foreign policy was directed by Mussolini during this period and that he pursued a more clearly Fascist foreign policy from the mid-1930s: glorification of war for its own sake, pursuit of imperial expansion, and a move away from diplomacy and cooperation.
Detailed explanation-4: -Absolute Power of the State: Fascist regimes have a strong centralized state, or national government. Rule by a Dictator: A single dictator runs the fascist state and makes all the important decisions. More items