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I had the same experience. We went into great detail on how the events of WWI set the stage for Hitler to take power, etc, but then it was always just "and Japan jumped on board too".

It's eerie reading about a populist/fascist minority gradually radicalizing others under a promise to "return the country to its roots", militant groups inciting chaos to justify martial law, etc. A little bit too familiar.

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What threats motivated the populists of the 1930s? What motivates them today? Were/are any of their concerns valid?

If you want better answers than "Japan jumped on board too", you must ask yourself those questions as well.