Table of Contents
Why did Japan go to war?
Faced with severe shortages of oil and other natural resources and driven by the ambition to displace the United States as the dominant Pacific power, Japan decided to attack the United States and British forces in Asia and seize the resources of Southeast Asia.
What was the worst World war?
the Second World War
World War II (1938-1945) – With a death toll between 40 and 85 million, the Second World War was the deadliest and worst war in history. Experts estimate with such a high death toll, about three percent of the world’s population in 1940 died.
Why are the Japanese so fascinated by German culture?
The Japanese are fascinated by foreign cultures — but particularly so by German culture. If the Japanese find something they like from another country, they import it and integrate it into their culture. The connection between Japan and Germany in the Meiji period was strong. The Japanese are probably Germany’s favourite tourists.
What happened to the Japanese people in Germany in 1932?
In 1932 Berlin was the home of about 20\% of all of the Japanese people in Europe and Germany had become a centre for Japanese people sent by the Japanese Ministry of Education to study in Europe. In 1936 the Japanese people were declared Honorary Aryans by the Nazis.
Were the Germans better fighters than the Japanese?
(Generals Eugene Landrum and Charles Corlett, not so much.) So I was interested to see Collins conclude that the Germans were better fighters: They were radically different. The German was far more skilled than the Japanese. Most of the Japanese that we fought were not skilled men. Not skilled leaders.
What is the relationship like between Japan and Germany?
If the Japanese find something they like from another country, they import it and integrate it into their culture. The connection between Japan and Germany in the Meiji period was strong. The Japanese are probably Germany’s favourite tourists.