Baron Shidehara and many other leaders of great influence were favorable to the west. . Then. all of a sudden. their best friend. the United States. slapped them in the face. It discredited the growing democratic and liberal forces in Japan and turned leadership over to the militarists. who from that time on could say. "There Is no hope of getting a decent deal for Asiatics from the white races. The only way we can get freedom and independence for Asia is to arm and eventually unite all of its peoples to throw the white man out." As a result. Japanese militarism grew by leaps and bounds in the succeeding years. and it led right straight to Pearl Harbor.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization about the treatment of Asiatics by white races.