<u>Hitler's strategy</u>, which from a political point of view remains inexplicable for most Western historians, <u>was to strengthen German forces in Western Europe at the expense of those of the Eastern Front</u>.
<u>Hideki Tojo</u> was promoted to lieutenant general in 1936, Tojo became chief of staff of the Kwantung Army in Manchuria, where he worked effectively to mobilize Manchuria's economy and <u>strengthen Japan's military readiness should the war with the Soviet Union erupt</u>.
<u>The correct answer is that both were dedicated to strengthen their military forces with a view to possible wars</u>.