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Answer:
Both Japan and Germany had a superiority complex. They think they are racially physically mentally culturally and militarily superior to others. It was there biggest negative as they were so much filled with their alter egos that they actually made foolish decision in war to satisfy their ego.
Both Japan and Germany were fighting war on multiple fronts. It was a strategic nightmare. Germany was fighting in Africa, Western front and Eastern front simultaneously. Japan was fighting in China, the Philippines Myanmar, Indonesia and Malaysia simultaneously.
Both Germany and Japan lack natural resources. The supply lines of raw material were in other countries.
Both Germany and Japanese governments were heavily influenced by corporate houses of their respective countries. In Japan, the Big 4 zaibatsu conglomerates had high impact in starting war by provocating military officials to attack Chinese position near Manchurian province. All the war machinary and items were sold by these companies to earn massive profits. Germany's corporate world also used their power to influence hitler to pursue his world domination as they were the main suppliers of nazi military .
Explanation:
Because they interfered with the creation of a modern socialist society
Many of the European powers had entered into alliances requiring them to defend each other.
The systems of alliances and military plans which were put in place before World War I presupposed a major war between the countries which were tied together with alliances. Because the Triple Entente had Britain, France and Russia as allies, Germany thought if a war began it would need to fight on two fronts -- west and east. So German Field Marshall Alfred von Schlieffen drew up war plans that said attack France first, quickly, and then hold that territory while deploying forces to contend with Russia in the east.
So then here's how it happened. When an Austrian prince and his wife were assassinated in Serbia, the Austrian Empire threatened the nation of Serbia with retaliatory action (even though the assassination was carried out by a terrorist group, not the Serbian government). Russia responded to Austria's threat, because Russia was bound to protect its Slavic ally, Serbia. Germany responded to the mobilization of Russian troops, and when Germany declared war on Russia in 1914, they implemented the Schlieffen Plan and went on attack vs. France. That pulled France and Britain into the war immediately as well, and the war spread and became a global conflict.
