During the second world war, citizens of and were led to believe they were members of a race superior to anyone else.

Japan and Germany

Explanation:

While Germany is professing the ideology of race and Hitler's belief is that they belonged to the Aryan race which is greatest among the living. This racial ideology led his fanatic idea to capture the east and to populate it with a pure Aryan race. At the same time, Japan was dominating the scene of Asia where its racist ideology that they had a task to liberate Asia from foreigners and they were guided by their divine emperor install in them feeling prejudice.

answer: ensure protection from communism

explanation:

the north atlantic treaty was largely dormant until the korean war initiated the establishment of nato to implement it, by means of an integrated military structure: this included the formation of supreme headquarters allied powers europe in 1951, which adopted the western union's military structures and plans.