How Did Germany Contrast With The Modernization Of England And The United States

From this article, I learned that Japan and Germany contrasted greatly with the modernization of England and the United States. The United states and the England modernized and democratized, but “Germany and Japan had successfully pursued an authoritarian 'path to the modern world' in which industrialization did not lead to democratization was conveniently overlooked” (698). This led to instability in these new power house countries that would create the destruction of the early 20th century. As well Japan would copy Germany and follow their path of fascism and war. These countries tried to maintain their culture and modernize at the same time. This led to very conservative governments with weak parliaments to control centralized power (700).