After world war i, the japanese military
a. was dismantled by the terms of the versailles treaty.
b. outlawed the constitutional monarchy and replaced the emperor.
c. combined several political parties into one party.
d. reasserted its power and began aggressive military expansion.

This observation by margaret mead applies to women's rights. "the very fact that the formal barriers are down reduces women to battling with feather-soft barriers that never really yield but instead smother the attacker." could the same argument be applied to the rights of minorities