Why were militarists able to gain and exert so much power in Japan in the 1930s? Did their control of government make the Pacific phase of World War...

One
argument for why militarists became so powerful in Japan in this period is that the Japanese
public had lost faith in government institutions. There was basically an inter-class struggle in
Japanese society at this time between the higher, wealthier classes and the lower, poorer
classes. Members and participants of militaristic groups at this time felt that military rule
and totalitarianism would be better for the lower classes than capitalism. This general
resentment among the Japanese public and particularly among the young military officers resulted
in growing support for militarists.

I don't know if these developments made
World War II inevitable, but it is certain that they...