You're mixing some things here. Yes FDR wanted the war, but Japan was also aiming for the war (because Communist spies directed them against the US instead of the USSR, including spies in the US State Department).
The Japanese were not resentful of the Americans before the war, they were inspired by it. It was Japanese policy to learn US history and adopt US customs.
It was Japanese policy to learn US history and adopt US customs.
And it still is to a large degree. Its why there are so many "America-boos" in Japan and why they have some of the highest approval ratings of the US of any country on the planet.
That actually applies to most of Asia honestly, who treats us more like actual friends and allies than almost anyone in Western Europe does (Eastern Europe is different, due to the memory of the Cold War).
You're mixing some things here. Yes FDR wanted the war, but Japan was also aiming for the war (because Communist spies directed them against the US instead of the USSR, including spies in the US State Department).
The Japanese were not resentful of the Americans before the war, they were inspired by it. It was Japanese policy to learn US history and adopt US customs.
And it still is to a large degree. Its why there are so many "America-boos" in Japan and why they have some of the highest approval ratings of the US of any country on the planet.
That actually applies to most of Asia honestly, who treats us more like actual friends and allies than almost anyone in Western Europe does (Eastern Europe is different, due to the memory of the Cold War).