The Factors That Gave Rise To Japanese Militarism

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Japanese society also still held many of the remnants of feudal
culture such as strong confusion beliefs that stressed support for social order
and lack of emphasis on individualist values. These values taught obedience not
to a democratic but to the emperor; so the fact that the militaristic government
of the 1930's ruled under the emperor meant that the Japanese were loyal to this
government just as they had been to the government of the 1920's. So when
Japan's militaristic government implemented programs characteristic of
totalitarian governments such as strong media control, a thought police, and
community organizations the public did little to protest. Shintoism provided a
religious justification for nationalism and support for the militaristic
government. Shintoism before the 1930's was primarily a nativistic religion
which stressed nature and harmony. But during the 1930's it became a ideological
weapon teaching Japanese that they were a superior country that had a ...

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