Was Japan Totalitarian

Japan had a prosperous time of a great economy, but then the depression arrived, and Japan's economy was deflated greatly due to its dependency on foreign trade. No matter how hard they tried, Japan was unable to solve its financial troubles. After this the military took matters into its own hands, as people began to look towards it. There was a military dictatorship in Japan composed of a small group of military leaders, unlike Germany and Italy who had one sole leader. In the 1930s Japan began to develop into a totalitarian government. The government imposed censorship, arrested critics, and had secret police to track down enemies to the state. The Japanese government was interested in an overseas empire to help strengthen themselves. This type of empire would give them many raw materials that were needed. The Japanese then invaded Manchuria, and the Chinese appealed to the League of Nations, which did nothing.


http://fresno.k12.ca.us/divdept/sscience/history/totalitarianism.htm

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The role of government in my opinion goes as this; the rich basically pay for the basic needs of the poor. The families that have a low income are taxed less and therefore are not paying the government as much as say, Menlo families. I agree that if people don't pay taxes the economy will fail because the money will not being passed around, yet I do believe (like Cy said in class) that we should be spending money for things that WE want. I do not think that the rich people or families with a high income should be paying for the health of lower class citizens. If they wanted a better job and more money, they should have worked harder in school and gained knowledge while they could. Just like everyone says, Knowledge is Power.