Japan was an imperialist state way before 1924 (Korea was already totally colonized by 1910). This explanation is plainly ridiculous.
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Japanese WW1 veterans, who fought with the allies, even committed suicide to protest the 1924 Act. There were some members of Congress who wanted an exception for Japanese (~100 green cards annually) but Coolidge, idiot that he was, disagreed.
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Well, while his intentions are good- they are stupidly simplistic. Im sure Japan annexed Korea in 1910 due to a law US will pass 14 years later.
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Yes, disagreements over Korea is why WW2 happened.
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The 1924 law was offensive in Japan, but it was relatively minor vs. bigger challenges at the time to Japanese self-perception as equal partners w the West - Wilson's rejection of the Racial Equality clause in the Versailles Treaty - The US push to end the Anglo-Japanese Alliance
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Agree that the Racial Exclusion Act offended some Japanese, but not enough to be more than a minor irritant. Being treated as less than equals at Versailles and the following naval treaty was far worse. They also very much wanted expansion/empire regardless of western behavior.
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Reminds me of the Vonnegut line, "Who told you the Chinese were colored?!" lmao this is as orientalist as inserting a white main character in the American release of Godzilla.
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