Compare and Contrast China and Japan China and Japan‚ both with thousand years of ancient culture and civilization history‚ share numerous similarities and differences. Confucianism is a collectivist based value system which embraces a set of moral codes of behavior designed to regulate the relationships between ruler and subject‚ father and son‚ friend and neighbor‚ husband and wife‚ and brother and brother. Even though both China and Japan employed Confucianism as the state
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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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colors and people who love their country‚ Imperialism happens all over the world‚ but the one that affected nigeria the most is known as “Scramble for africa” from 1800-1914.The British decided to conquer africa after the loss of manpower‚ workforce and raw materials. Slave trade‚ adding arbitrary national borders and new and improved education and medicine are a few long lasting effects on nigeria and their people. There was many pros and cons to imperialism in africa but one main con was Slave trade
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The Boxer Uprising China during the late nineteenth century was in turmoil from external and internal forces. The underlining internal pressures were exacerbated by the thrust of western imperialism and exploitation. Imperialism and the west were the catalyst for the Boxer Uprising. The ingredients of descent and conflict were always present in the late nineteenth century. China had its difficulties without the west’s intrusion. The Boxer Uprising was a reaction against the West‚ not a rebellion
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drawn by Henri Meyer in 1898. The cartoon depicts European countries fighting over trade agreements with China (represented by a pie) with a resisting China behind. China is being ignored by the Europeans. The European countries wanted to find a way to have some control within the Chinese government‚ so as to economically advance their governments‚ so they tried to establish trade within China. China‚ however‚ had no interest in anything the European countries had to offer. Britain was the one to succeed
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Comparison Essay 3: China and Japan The Asian countries of China and Japan have very different histories of their beginnings and how they became the countries they are today. For hundreds of years‚ there was very little contact or influence the countries share with one another‚ for both shared the desire to keep all foreign influences away. While this has certainly created many historical differences in art between these countries‚ as influence from one another was allowed ideas and techniques were
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dard life for the asians. China had been of the europeans radar for hundreds of years but never became of interest to them till the early 1800’s‚ Europeans desperately wanted to make trade in china creating the start of two extremes of success and unjust. Imperialism in Asia had many effects to both Asia and Europe. Opium‚ extraterritoriality and western influence. China became addicted‚when Europeans could not keep up with the balance of gold and silver demands from China for trade they traded
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| Western Festival in China Yurong | | | Since China’s opening up to the world in the late 1970s‚ western cultures flooded into China. Some foreign festivals were also imported to China‚ and became rapidly very popular. At the same time
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the early 17th century Japan shut itself from most contact with other nations. Under the rule of the Tokugawa shoguns the Japanese society was very reserved and was in very tight order. The shoguns gave out land to the lords and daimyo. The peasant worked for and lived under the protection of their daimyo. The daimyo had a small army of samurais. The rigid system was to keep the country free of civil war and to keep peace for Japan. This lasted for about two centuries. Japan during those two centuries
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Goff Dunnavant Per. 4 APWH 3-8-12 Japan / china response towards western penetration Although China and japan are similar when it comes to cultural independence‚ japan however‚ was interested in technological advancements influenced by the westerners causing interaction‚ while china stayed isolated causing a power shift‚ meaning Europeans were able to gain power and control over most of Asia and Africa during the nineteenth century. For 250 years‚ japan stayed isolated and independent without
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