During World War II, Japan was only a tiny place. Why did it dare to wage war on the whole world?

Maybe China is too big, and many countries around China are always smaller. For example, our eastern neighbor, Japan, is different from China in terms of land and population. But that was during World War II, when we fought against the whole world together with Germany, especially against the three giants of China, the United States and the Soviet Union. Even now, most people still don't understand why Japan should take such a big risk and start a world war.

The Japanese army in World War II.

Since the 20th century, there have been two trends of thought in Japan: "going north" and "going south". Going north is to win North Korea, Northeast China and Siberia and gain rich resources. Going south means occupying Southeast Asia and acquiring its rich resources. For these two policy orientations, the Japanese army and navy, which have always been at odds, have been fighting for decades.

Gambler mentality.

From the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-65438, Japan essentially controlled Korea, and from the Russo-Japanese War of 65438-0905, Japan controlled the northeast of China. The victory of two wars greatly stimulated Japan's ambition. The small gains of World War I cannot satisfy Japan's ambitions, and Japan still needs to plan a bigger layout. The first two wars were won when the comprehensive national strength was inferior to that of the opponents. Japan is convinced that nothing is impossible as long as it is brave and sheltered by the gods.

Many people have few contradictions.

Japan's population reached more than 70 million during World War II, and even now it is only in its early 654.38 billion. Judging from the production efficiency at that time, there were too many people in such a large piece of land. Since the 20th century, Japan has been emigrating to the Northeast, especially after 654.38+093.65.438+0 years, it sent immigrants to the Northeast on a large scale to reclaim land and mines.

The military strength has increased.

At that time, Japan was the only imperialist country in Asia, and its economic strength was first-class in Asia. After Meiji Restoration, the Japanese army realized modernization and attached great importance to the construction of Lu Haijun. Soldiers' training and literacy are generally high, and their individual combat ability is strong. In the early period of World War II, Japan's military industry reached the forefront of the world, and the Zero fighter became the most advanced fighter in the world at that time, once dominating the Pacific Ocean. At that time, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries alone manufactured18,000 aircraft and 4,600 tanks for Japan. The navy has 25 aircraft carriers and more than 600 warships. With so many assets, Japan's self-confidence is bursting, and naturally it can't wait to take advantage of the situation.

Comprehensive national strength has been greatly enhanced.

At that time, Japan operated the Northeast as a local area, and the rich resources in the Northeast played a key role in improving Japan's comprehensive national strength. During World War II, the first GDP in Asia was the puppet Manchukuo supported by Japan. Developed industries continue to transfuse blood for Japan's war machine. In addition, Japan's conscious comprehensive national strength does not belong to western powers, which also provides capital for it to wage war.