American Savagery

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The idea of savagery wasn't just known to the Americans. Other nations also knew that there were savage countries that could be easily overthrown. The nation of Japan was one of them. Japan has always been seen to American Progressives as fellow “white people” or “white Asians” due to the Japanese not taking an ignorant stance in the world. The Japanese planned to take over all of “savage” Asia including Korea and the Philippines. The Japanese were successful on the capture of Korea and of the few Chinese territories. The Japanese were , in a way, were just like the British in there ideas of expansionism and the rule over the savage uneducated nations. Also, the Europeans had a particular view on the Asian savages and other savages across

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