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While westerners in China pushed to claim rights and generally oppose Chinese reformers who worked to better China, Chinese government and society faced internal problems. Being a main target for imperialism, China faced much western influence. One of the events that marked the beginning of intense western influence was the case concerning the Opium Wars. A main imperialistic power, Great Britain, began trading China opium, a heavily addictive drug, in exchange for tea and silk. At first, it seemed like a positive idea – the Chinese

In the 19th through 20th century, in order to build up already existing nations, new territories had to be acquired, often overseas. This policy of “extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by establishing economic and political hegemony over other nations” is referred to as imperialism. Countries are dominated by the political, economic, or cultural life of another. With its first appearance in the middle of the 19th century, modern imperialism began with Europe, the United States, and Japan exerting their control over other people and places as a means of gaining the upper hand in trade and resources. As major corporations aligned with the government, new methods of imperialism emerged, using trade, investment and business. Physical force and the sending of colonists to new lands were no longer the ways to get what was wanted from some situation, rather, manipulative means were put into use. Nations with empires around the world had considerable power, but little influence on the lives of the peoples they conquered, but that soon changed. Encouraged by the military and economic strength gained from the Industrial Revolution, Europe set out with on a path of aggressive expansion with strong motives and an urge for development, manifesting imperialism throughout Africa and Asia during the 19th and 20th centuries.

While most of the Western Hemisphere was undergoing drastic advancements, such as former colonies gaining their independence and transforming into more modernized nations, a lot of mishaps were occurring in the Eastern Hemisphere—China, specifically—a nation that was notorious for its isolation from foreign influences. European nations began to greedily eye China’s abundance of desirable resources, such as tea, porcelain, and silk. However, China had very little need or desire for European goods. In an attempt to resolve the trade imbalance Britain began importing opium into China, which would prove to be disastrous for the Chinese population. The dispute over the importation of the drug eventually led to the

China and Japan had similar but different experiences with the Western civilization. China and Japan reacted differently to the Western nations and it was China’s reactions to the West that would break the Chinese’s isolation leaving their traditions behind. The Industrial trade in Europe and the United States had created a gap between Asia and the West, This left china and Japan far behind technologically and they were not able to stand up against the western nations and although at different times China and Japan both ended up having to sign unequal treaties, and to open their ports for merchants.

China had friendly relations but the reliance and trust was not beneficial. For a period of time during imperialism, Great Britain allied with China for free trade regulations. China was in agreeance and Britain traded Indian opium which caused drug addiction in China. China tried to stop the drug trade and Britain came with force. “The British used their victory to create the unequal treaty system, which completely turned the tables on China” (197). The First Opium War, turned China

While the wester hemisphere was experiencing drastic changes like colonies attaining their independence and turning into more modern nations, many adversities were taking place throughout nations in the eastern hemisphere. China was one of those nations. China was a nation known for isolating itself from outside influence, especially from the Europeans. Soon the Europeans began to grow jealous of China 's bounty of enticing goods and resources such as porcelain, tea and silk. China on the other hand did not have any need for European goods. In pursuit to put a halt to the trade imbalance between the two nations, Britain started to smuggle opium into China. The reason behind this was because the Chinese had no need for Britain 's goods but

When I asked my wife “what are they talking about when they say western civilization” she said that “it is referring to the United States” is she wrong?

European imperialism impacted the governments and societies of Africa and Asia by treating them as inferiors, redrawing boundaries for themselves, and using them for resources to benefit themselves. European imperialism had both a positive and negative effect on the governments and societies of Africa and Asia. For example, the governments and societies became more modernized and industrialized. However, these societies lost more than they gained from European imperialism. When European countries like Britain, France, Dutch, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Holland saw Africa, they saw money and profit, not the people living in it.

Even though Japan was forced to open their borders by the American forces this was a benefit to the Japanese society, government, military and economy. Imperialism means lengthening the rule of an empire over foreign countries or getting and holding societies. (Random House, 2017). After the forced opening of Japan’s borders by the United States(US) Forces, they became one of the most powerful country’s in the Pacific and the Emperor began to rule Japan again. It took multiple visits by a number of countries including Portuguese, Spanish & Dutch traders in the 16th and 17th centuries (historian, 2017) to gain agreement and establish signed treaties to allow Japan to realise the benefits to not only their society but government, military and the economy.

"China and Japan's Responses to the West in the 19th Century."EInternational Relations. N.p., 4 Nov. 2013. Web. 19 Sept. 2016.

Did you realize that there are more than 25 drifts that changed America? In any case, there are three noteworthy movements that affected the world we live in today; the rise of the West, the rise of the United States of America, and the rise of the rest. The rise of the west was from the fifteenth century until the eighteenth century. It comprised of the Christian transformation, scientific revolution , and the industrial revolution. In the Christian Reformation, there was a detachment amongst chapel and state. Common state was demanded which is the point at which the administration does not have an association with any

Western Imperialism had a great impact on the lives of the people of China and their sufferings would never be forgotten. The British violently intruded China and sold opium, a highly addictive drug, to the Chinese people. The result of this was a devastated economy. China describes this as the century of humiliation. The First Opium War (1836-1842) started due to Britain’s confidence in their military as well as the suppression of opium. Britain

Western powers dominated a large number of lands for centuries. These powers are responsible for essentially drawing lines on a map and creating the borders used by these subservient countries to this day. Not many countries reacted very well to Western Imperialism. Some countries had fought tooth and nail, weakening their own country, trying to throw off the, at the time, far more superior West. China, a country that had once believed itself to be the cornerstone of civilization had a rude awakening when the West had decided to come knocking on her door. The country reacted awfully and had been forced into several wars and uprisings that it had quickly lost. Europe had undergone an industrial revolution, making it significantly more powerful

British Merchants were trading opium for chinese tea that was very popular in Britain. But when people in China started getting addicted to opium, they needed more and more. Because of this, it meant losing so much money in trade, which affected their economy. Chinese government officials outlawed opium, executed drug dealers in China, and asked Britain to stop with the trade. But it was helping Britain economically and they insisted that it was the right of free trade. This refusal to eliminate it later led to the Opium War.

Japan considered modernization to be necessary in order to survive in the evolving world. Japan used the Western ways as examples for their own empire improvements. They took the Western ideas that had the best to offer and then they adapted it to their own country. Japan was influenced by many of its surrounding and competitive countries. The United States in some sense got the Industrial ball rolling in Japan. The other European nations and Western ways guided and influenced that rest of Japan's modernization. Japan relied a lot on other countries and their modernization. I believe that the United States, European nations, and the Western ways had the biggest impact on the motivation to build and modernize the Japanese