Compare And Contrast The Industrial Revolution In Japan And Western Europe

Whereas the causes and early phases of the Industrial Revolution in Japan and Western Europe were somewhat similar, differences still distinguish the two countries. Japan, now the most developed country in Asia, started the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century; the Western Europe was the spearhead of the Industrial Revolution. The important scientific and social revolutions totally changed the two areas.
The causes of the modernization in Japan and Western Europe were similar, yet with different elements. In Japan, the Industrial Revolution is the result of foreign culture invasions. In the Tokugawa period, Japan was as politically isolated as the Qing government only because it feared that the foreign cultures might strike the monarchy. However, during the Meiji Restoration period, the Japanese government was unwilling to bear the humiliation of the European forces, which were continuously pushing Japan to open up the market. Japan also witnessed the disasters occuring
In Japan, the government deemed that the industrialization was an effective way of solving the inside weakness by welcoming the advanced technology. Massive businesses and factories were established, when the Japanese supported education. As the economy in Japan grew, the Japanese government became more imperial, planning to control all the Far East, starting the sensation Sino-Japanese War. On the other hand, the early stages in Western Europe was similar. The industrilization boomed the economy, mushrooming the number of cities. Due to the urbanization, the large factories in cities attracts people from the countryside. Massive businesses and corporations were established, pursuing more raw materials and more advanced technology to maximize the profits. However, the urbanization in Japan and Western Europe also provided terrible workers’ living conditions, such as cramped housing and low