Similarities Between China And Japan
Arianna 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 a need for industrialization. In the 1600’s, japan closed off all connection with Europe and expelled all catholic Christians from Japan because the Japanese felt there was no need for industrialization and they wanted to keep old customs and beliefs rather than acquire new ones that originated elsewhere. Japan, however did trade with the Dutch because they were protestant and not catholic Christians. The limited contact with Europeans in the seventeenth century limited westerners to a single port in japan and zero protection for shipwrecked sailors. The centuries of peace in japan contributed to a burst in economic growth, …show more content…
The Qing dynasty was finally overthrown in 1911, and replaced with an ineffectual republic. This was effectively an autocracy under Yuan Shih-k’ai, which fell into anarchy after his death in 1916, as rival warlords divided the country up amongst themselves. The 1911 revolution also spelled the end for Confucianism, as the “New Culture” movement embraced the West and sought a complete revamp of Chinese society. This attitude soon soured however, leading to a boycott of Western products and democratic ideas due to the treatment of China by the Western powers after World War I. By 1920, China was adrift; its traditional political and social systems cast away, and no viable alternatives had yet been found to replace
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 a need for industrialization. In the 1600’s, japan closed off all connection with Europe and expelled all catholic Christians from Japan because the Japanese felt there was no need for industrialization and they wanted to keep old customs and beliefs rather than acquire new ones that originated elsewhere. Japan, however did trade with the Dutch because they were protestant and not catholic Christians. The limited contact with Europeans in the seventeenth century limited westerners to a single port in japan and zero protection for shipwrecked sailors. The centuries of peace in japan contributed to a burst in economic growth, …show more content…
The Qing dynasty was finally overthrown in 1911, and replaced with an ineffectual republic. This was effectively an autocracy under Yuan Shih-k’ai, which fell into anarchy after his death in 1916, as rival warlords divided the country up amongst themselves. The 1911 revolution also spelled the end for Confucianism, as the “New Culture” movement embraced the West and sought a complete revamp of Chinese society. This attitude soon soured however, leading to a boycott of Western products and democratic ideas due to the treatment of China by the Western powers after World War I. By 1920, China was adrift; its traditional political and social systems cast away, and no viable alternatives had yet been found to replace