Communism In Japan Before World War II

Before World War II, there was a massive spread of totalitarianism, which was a type of non-democratic authority that destroyed all social, legal, and political traditions the preceded it, used systematic terror to oppress all opposition, complete control of military forces and the economy, and held an all encompassing ideology, as a result of economic struggles and an overwhelmingly weak government. From this, Nazisim led by Adolf Hitler, communism led by Joseph Stalin, and fascism led by Benito Mussolini grew and took power. In a similar fashion, Japan struggled to supply themselves with the natural resources need for their economy to thrive. They combated this issue by creating an expansion policy for themselves, in which they took over territories solely with military force. The military’s power grew very
The Nanking Massacre is just one example of their aggressive behavior. For six weeks, the Kwantung Army did nothing but kill the Chinese soldiers and citizens. The event can also be called the Rape of Nanking because the soldiers sexually harassed between 20,000 and 80,000 Chinese women. The unnecessary brutality of the Japanese government was not overlooked. It strengthened hate for the Japanese in the United States which made life extremely difficult for the Japanese immigrants who moved to America for economic stability. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the President of the United States at the time, didn’t want to be associated with their country began placing embargos on Japanese goods. The Japanese government was furious about the new embargos, as they were already struggling economically, and plans to attack the United States evolved. The Japanese government was not afraid to use violence to get what they wanted for their country, as was seen by the Nanking Massacre. On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, a U.S. military base in Hawaii and WWII had