How did the causes of the Holocaust differ from the causes of Japanese atrocities? The Holocaust was caused by scapegoating minorities for society’s problems, while the Japanese…

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How did the causes of the Holocaust differ from the causes of Japanese atrocities?

The Holocaust was caused by scapegoating minorities for society’s problems, while the Japanese crimes were caused by imperialism.
The secrecy of early ethnic purges in Germany helped enable the Holocaust, while the public terror of Japanese crimes inspired more crimes.
The most fundamental cause of the Holocaust was belief in a national destiny, while the most fundamental cause of Japanese war crimes was military policy.
The Holocaust was caused by an acknowledged war in Poland, while the Japanese crimes were caused by the refusal to acknowledge that a state of war existed.