Between China and Japan The reason why I choose the country between China and Japan for my comparison is. China and Japan located in the same continent both of them produce many export goods. But China’s export is mainly in workforce and Japan’s export is mainly their goods that they invented themselves‚ such as Cars and electric. China and Japan is located in Asia. China is the most populous country in the world with number of people crossing 1.298 billion in 2004 and Japan have 27.7
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Both Japan and China were exposed to the same force driving westernization affecting them both economically and politically however their responses to western penetration in the 19th century were different. In the beginning Japan and China isolated themselves from the rest of the world. As a result‚ their economies were behind compared to others and they weren’t as technologically advanced. At first‚ Japan and China had similar resources even though they lacked in them too‚ it wouldn’t be until
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China Early offers from the west - The west wanted to trade with china but they rejected it. They had all the stuff they needed and didn’t need any outside help Self-Reliance - China thought they didn’t need any help from the outside Trading limitations - China was self-reliant‚ so it didn’t tend to trade with other countries. But then again the European countries wanted to trade with them. They set limits on which they would trade with. Opium/Opium war of 1839 - Opium was the cash crop in China
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The long period of peace under the Tokugawa shogunate made a dramatic rise in commerce and manufacturing‚ especially‚ especially in the growing cities. By the mid-eighteenth-century‚ edo was one of the largest cities in the world. The growth of trade and industry was stimulated by a rising standard of living and the voracious appetites of the aristocrats for new products. The daimyos need for income also contributed as many of them began to promote the sale of local goods from their domains. Most
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It is true that most people today think that the Great Wall of China is just a tourist attraction but‚ have you ever thought about the cost and benefits of building the wall? The three main reasons I think the benefits did not outweigh the costs because of the reasons stated‚ there were many deaths‚ harsh working conditions‚ and the Xiongnu tribute. It is in my opinion that I think the benefits did not outweigh the costs. The first reason that I think the benefits did not outweigh the costs was
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with the adaptation of the Chinese magnetic compass. It was utilized by Portuguese sailors‚ such as Vasco da Gama‚ who found an all water route to India and traded in the port of Calicut. The caravel ship made it possible for the Portuguese and the Spanish to travel long distances with speed. The caravel is often attributed to having been the technology that helped lead to the colonization of the Americas. It was used by Christopher Columbus who sailed for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
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INTRODUCTION The Tokugawa period was in between 1603 – 1868. The time of peace and order in feudal japan was c.1400-1860. The subjects I will talking about are artisans‚ rōnin‚ merchants and daimyo. ARTISANS During the Middle Ages‚ the word artisan was applied to those who made stuff or provided tasks other people could not do. It did not apply to unskilled manual labourers. Artisans were divided into 2 very distinct groups: those who operated their very own businesses and those who did not
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Logically‚ Japan would shy away from any open war against China who is the third military strongest country in the world. However‚ there are two main deciding factors whether there would be an open war between China and Japan. Those are how strained China and Japan political relations over conflicts such as Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute and whether Japan’s Pacifist Constitution would be ratified or not. The dispute concerning Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands has been the main source of animosity between China and
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East Asian nations. China‚ Japan‚ and Korea were all faced great challenges in the modern era and responded to them in different ways. China and Korea turned inwards initially and opened up (except for North Korea) more recently‚ while Japan was the first to modernize and has been open for decades. The first and possibly most tragic country in the modern period was China which stuck firmly to traditionalism into the 20th century and would later on westernize and open up. China stuck to traditionalism
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and Han China in the East. In Classical Athens‚ around 470- 430 BCE‚ they had the first democratic government‚ the basis for the political systems of many powerful countries today. In the East‚ around 202 BCE- 220 CE the people of Han China accomplished great architectural projects such as the Great Wall of China‚ and the Terracotta Army. These two civilizations had two very different mindsets. In Athens they focused on what the individual could do to show loyalty to the city‚ while in China they focused
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