| Wiki: | Militarism is the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. It has also been defined as ""aggressiveness that involves the threat of using military force"", and the Glorification of the ideas of a professional military class"" and ""Predominance of the armed forces in the administration or policy of the state Militarism has been a significant principle in the imperialist or expansionist ideologies of several nations throughout history. Some prominent examples are the Greek city state of Sparta, the Roman Empire, the Aztec nation, the Kingdom of Prussia, the British Empire, the Empire of Japan, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (which would later become part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), the Italian Colonial Empire during the reign of Benito Mussolini, and Nazi Germany. |
