In 19 forty three, the japanese make a big show of giving independence to a bunch of these countries. But they're not really giving it to them. It's a great propaganda tool. And back in 19 forty one,  the japanese foreign minister said, japan is determined to shatter the white man's mastery over all the orient. If you are a a british man in london reading the london times in the morning, or a frenchman in paris, doing the equivalent, that sends a chill up your spine. Many of those people, if you look at the rules, sometimes not all places were the same, but they're living under