Western Imperialism in Japan and China
During the 1850-1939, the western powers, particularly Britain, came over to Asia. The main reason they came to Asia was because of trade. The British wanted to trade with the Japanese, but mainly the Chinese, for goods such as silk and other things that you couldn't find in Europe. The only problem was that the Chinese didn't want anything to do with the Europeans. This is what made the Europeans start forcing the Chinese to trade with them. There were many reasons that the Chinese didn't want to trade with the Europeans. One reason was that the Chinese felt that there was nothing that the Europeans had that they wanted. They felt that their economy was fine without the presence of the Europeans, especially the British. The first stop on the way to China was Japan. The British and Matthew C. Perry with four ships into Edo Bay in 1853 to try and convince the Japanese to open up to the British (. When the Japanese saw the ships that Perry brought with them, they were stunned. When Perry got there he forced the treaty of Shimoda on the Japanese. Matthew said he would return a year later. Perry returned on his given date with 7 "black" ships to see if the Japanese had lightened up. Indeed they had because they were afraid of the sh
In my opinion I think that China and Japan reacted in different ways to the westerners. At first, they were both not willing to let them trade with them. They both thought that Europeans had nothing that they needed. China held this idea for quite some time. Japan on the other hand, adapted to the British and began to prosper from it. In the end the Japanese were completely modernized by the British in about 50 years. The Chinese still held on to their old way of life until they were forced into modernize by Europeans. In the end, they both were transformed by the Europeans, one by force and one willingly. ips and what the British could do with them. Perry made the Japanese accept a treaty that gave Europeans pretty much full rights in Japan. The treaty was called the Treaty of Kanagawa. This treaty gave all Europeans what was called extraterritoriality. This meant that even if a European killed The first attempt at trade with the Chinese was a failure. But the British persisted and started trading anyway with the Chinese because they over powered the Chinese with their military capabilities. After a few years of trade with the Chinese, the British started selling Opium to the Chinese traders. The Chinese government was out raged and demanded that the British stop selling illegal drugs to their people. The Br
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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