In WWII, how could Germany & Japan be allies when their ideologies were so different?

Question

The Nazis preached white supremacy, & yet they allied with Japan. Serious answers only please. Any smart aleck responses will have NO chance at the 10.

Answer 1

there are some excellent answers to a question recently asked by Yosemite Sam, look down the list of Yahoo History Questions. Essentially, they could both benefit from, and need to fight Russia, or defend themselves from Russia, as Germany and Japan both invaded their respective neighbouring lands to win territory, resources, manpower. Other aspects of ideologies (beyond race) were more similar than different. Right-wing philosophy, dominate, conquer, win precious resource-laden lands, expectation for worship of the government's supreme leader in both Germany and Japan...Also don't forget, Germany was seeking its race's ancestry in parts of Asia, Tibet area, etc...actually originally from non-white people, while at the same time not necessarily considering white people superior, Slavic people for example, and most of the poor Jewish people were white but not considered superior either, despite being white. White supremacy is more of a concept from southern US trying to keep the slave labour economy that made white people rich and liesurely, by keeping African Americans down, as free labour. I don't think they thought Japan was inferior at all, you'll have a hard time to find any proof of that. Japan was respected as a very disciplined and brave and ambitious people, right in line with Nietsche-style values espoused by Germany.

Answer 2

What a great question? Finally Phweee, ha ha,
So the fact is Hitler and his mighty men were insane, and yet extremely political and were able to gather up many allies for the need of expansion. He made deals with everyone, and the Japanese were the only ones at the time that followed through. Japan was ready with the planes, and ships and subs as well. And their men were ready trained an willing to die. Very regimented, and loyal to their Emperor. If you look in History at that time there were very few that had those capabilities. Russia, England, America, and Italy. But Italy was already fascist and ruled by Mussolini of which Hitler did not start until almost 10 years after Mussolini's tyranny on Italy. Hitler actually adopted a lot from Mussolini's policies. Poland was to be shared as property and England, America, Russia, and many others were fooled by that treaty. The Turks, the Croatians, the Arabs, and the Pope, were signed with Hitler's tyranny as well. So we all are subject to bad decisions and bad governments that dictate rules to us. Unfortuately for the Japanese they were living in terror under their Emperor, as you know he insisted on Kamikazi pilots, there is really something familiar about that scenario. The Arab terrorists and the Japanese of WWII? Unquestionably the same policies. Some people do not change. Japan today has changed, but only after the Atom bomb, I guess they realized we mean business about tyranny, that it won't be tolerated.

Answer 3

In the early 1930s, Germany and China became close partners in military and industrial matters. Nazi Germany provided the largest proportion of Chinese arms imports and technical expertise. Following the Marco Polo Bridge Incident of July 7, 1937, China and Japan became embroiled in a full-scale war which continued until 1945. Initially, Germany denounced Japanese war crimes in China, such as the Nanking Massacre of 1937. However Germany also recognized that Japan would be a more capable ally against the Soviet Union, and broke off the cooperation with China in May 1938. The Soviet Union, wishing to keep China in the fight against Japan, supplied China with some military assistance until 1941, until it made peace with Japan to prepare for the war against Germany.

Answer 4

Basically, Japan wanted to expand and Germany was a strong ally to have. Plus, Germany needed Japan to help keep America out of the war, or at least too busy to mess with Europe. Japan committed some pretty horrible crimes against humanity during their expansion into China so maybe the two aren't so different after all.

Answer 5

They have been nominally allies, yet did not have interaction in lots cooperation as their protection stress activies have been a a million/2 a international aside. The war began on Sept. a million, 1939, whilst Germany attacked Poland. The Russians attacked from the different facet, and Poland quickly fell. This added Britain and France into the war. meanwhile, in east Asia, Japan had invaded Manchuria and China. This brought about a US embargo on metallic and oil cargo to Japan, and the jap leaders desperate on war to guard their imports and furnish lines. They attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and Germany declared war on the U. S. at that factor, having already invaded Russia. the ecu war replaced into fought in Africa, then Italy, and then in France, whilst the Russians fought in the east. Germany surrendered on would 8, 1945. back in the far east, the jap quickly occupied lots of Malaysia and the Solomon Islands. the U. S. invaded Guadalcanal in the Solomons and finally drove the jap out. After an significant naval conflict close to halfway island, wherein 4 jap airplane vendors have been sunk, jap power declined, and Japan commonplace resign words presently after the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. that's, of direction, an exceptionally lots condensed heritage, and the longer tale is appealing and actually worth your interest.

Answer 6

I'm not so sure that both of their ideologies were so completely different. Both countries were interested in conquest and expansion, the Nazi's into places like Poland and Czechoslovakia, and the Japanese into China. Both had their own versions of the glorious, absolute leader. Both countries were anti-democratic.

Yes, there were some major differences, but I think that expediency had a lot to do with their partnership. Also, Nazism wasn't exactly an exact science. It was more of a cult of emotion than a logically argued ideology. Bending the ideological rules happened a lot.

Answer 7

The Nazis once had an Anti-Agression Pact with the Soviets too.
It's obvious they could be diplomatic even with those they found to be 'inferior'. One more ally never hurts, does it? Especially when you were surrounded by the French, English, and Russians. The Italians were useless, likewise the other European nations like Romania and Spain. So, the Germans needed an 'inferior' ally, since they never expected to share Europe with the Japanese.

Answer 8

You sometimes take your allies where you find them. We were in serious confrontation with the Japanese before WWII, so it was natural for Nazi Germany to allie itself with Japan, though it was more an alliance in name than action.

Answer 9

You are looking for consistency from self serving opportunists. The Waffen SS had an entire regiment of Sikhs, so you didn't have to be white to be cannon fodder for the Nazis. The Japanese promised to rescue Asia from colonialism, and then proceeded to make Asia wish they had their colonial masters back. Hitler was a rabid anti-communist, but made a deal with Stalin and then broke it. Tojo preached Bushido, but then made a hash of his own suicide. Hitler hung out with gays in his beer hall days, but then decided they were sub-human when it suited his purposes. You just can't expect sociopaths to be true to the principles they espouse.

Answer 10

Common enemies and convenience....the same reason the Nazis signed the Non-Agression Pact with their bitterest enemies in 1939....pure convenience.