Lord Ronaldshay quote is inaccurate because of experiences in Japan, Sierra Leone, and Persia. Lord Ronaldshay talked about how the western powers powerful thoughts and ideals will bring new life to the east countries. He thought that the west had such advance and new inventions and ways of living that anyone can adapt to. Which in fact not all places were able to adapt to their ways of living and government due to the weak infrastructure or fragile economy. Comparing to Lord Ronaldshay statement that western ideals will give new life to all the countries of the east. That those places that are closest to the western powers will be most influenced by what they have to offer. Japan however was not influenced or effected by what the western …show more content…
thoughts had to offer. The japanese people went their own way. In 1904 when Japan beat Russia, a first time an asiatic country beat a huge european power, everyone believed that the east was copying and following most of the western ideas and thoughts. This defeat in a war proved to the people of the Japan and the east that they were not going to coware and roll over in defeat. That they are going to create their own ideas and have their own independent government and country. The Chinese leader in 1924, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, said “We regarded the Russian defeat by Japan as the defeat of the West by the East.” Not only did this win help Japan it gave confidence to the whole east. The victory in Japan also gave courage to the supporters of the japanese government. This allowed further expansion of the Japan forces and their own ideas. Like Japan, Persia had a similar thought about using the western thought and ideals.
In the book British Imperialism by P.J. Cain, talks of the western thoughts not working in Persia were apparent. P.J. wrote, “With the end of the French Wars, Persia received the standard prescription of liberalism and coercion which Britain administered to weaker states” . When the countries were beat in the east, western powers would offer their support and inserted their government into the eastern countries. Britain inserted themselves and their government in Persia trying to take over the eastern ideals. Although the British and western ways were not working. P.J. wrote, “By the close of the century it was apparent that Persia offered neither rich pickings nor the conditions to support a sustained development drive”. Britain was unable to make the western ideas work in Persia due to their economy and lacking resources. Unfortunately they were unable to make it work. An englishman wrote, “ The victory of Japan has, it would appear a remarkable influence all over the East”. Not only did the win in the war against Japan and Russia impact Japan. It gave confidence and strived eastern countries not be influenced by the bigger and stronger western …show more content…
powers. In Sierra Leone, Lord Ronaldshay remarks were inaccurate as well due to the fact that the west did not revivify the east at all.
They also did not due it through there influences. What happen was simply the west took Sierra Leone over by force and with no restraints. An eyewitness in Sierra Leone wrote, “The policemen’s (indigenous people in service to the Belgians) treatment gave rise to this war. When they were sent to collect the tax, they used to ill-use the natives, and took their wives. They beat the man and assaulted the wife and daughter, and threatened his daughter with a knife if she cried out.” Not only did the Belgium police commit these terrible crimes and act of torment. They just came in looking for tax money and stayed talking over Sierra Leone for their own. Installing their way of living. Sierra Leone was one of the many eastern countries taken over by the west using brutality and military
force. Lord Ronaldshay was inaccurate in his ideals of what western forces were going to do to the east. He believed that due to the strength and new thoughts from the west that the east would develop and grow adapting these ideas. But he was not right . Either these ideas did not work in the countries that they tried on or the west just out right used their military force to talk over these countries.
The East Asians, mostly China and Japan, both were trying to become or stay a great power, and did it in different ways. Japan tried to isolate themselves by only allowing limited contact and no spreading of Christianity, as was talked about in document sixteen. China tried to keep up with them by using a strong legal system as was mentioned in document six, and government set up like the monarchs of Europe, in that the power is passed from father to son, as seen in document five. Japan, at first, let the newcomers in and learn about them, and let them learn a little from them. However, they didn't have very good experiences, like as portrayed in document twelve, the Japanese thought of the Europeans as arrogant and full of themselves, and the Europeans, like Will Adams in document fourteen, didn't like what the Japanese did, in holding them there when they wanted to leave, and the way they treated the women as completely there just to serve and help the men, as was mentioned in document eleven.
There was a war in Sierra Leone, Africa, from 1991 to 2002 where a rebel army stormed through African villages amputating and raping citizens left and right (“Sierra Leone Profile”). Adebunmi Savage, a former citizen of Sierra Leone, describes the reality of this civil war: In 1996 the war in Sierra Leone was becoming a horrific catastrophe. Children were recruited to be soldiers, families were murdered, death came easily, and staying alive was a privilege. Torture became the favorite pastime of the Revolutionary United Front rebel movement, which was against the citizens who supported Sierra Leone’s president, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah.
During the 19th Century, China and Japan each responded differently to western penetration. China was against industrializing and did not want to create an empire like those of the western empires. Japan however learned that if they wanted to survive they had to adopt the changes that the western empires were adopting. Japan began to create an industrialized society and soon became one of the major industrial powers. China went through many rebellions and finally decided to industrialize just enough to be able to fight off the western empires. However, they did not industrialize fast enough or big enough, and they could not defeat the west. Although they responded differently, both China and Japan were affected by western penetration economically,
Japan an Illustrated History (1st Edition). Hippocrene books pg. 111). The arrival of the Westerners had both a positive and negative effect on the farmers of Tokugawa Japan. The arrival of the Westerners blessed the farmers with more people to sell their goods to, particularly textile products. But, on the other hand, due to the unfair treaties allowing the west to set import tariffs, they had to now deal and compete with cheap imported products.
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The Gentleman of Western Learning, with his “demands for democracy and peace (p. 28), uses pacifism as a central theme in his arguments. When discussing the use of weapons in Japan, the Gentleman says that, “If we adopt liberty as our army and navy, equality as our fortress, and fraternity as our sword and cannon, who in the world would dare attack us? ... if, on the contrary, we should rely exclusively on our fortresses, swords, cannon, and troops, our opponent would also rely on his” (p. 51). This means that he thinks if Japan uses weapons, their enemies will use weapons as well. In order to avoid violent conflict, the Gentleman proposes that Japan should address other nations with civility as opposed to hostility. Corroborating his argument for democracy, the Gentleman says in regards to the French government, “France’s true strength grew out of the great results of the Revolution in1789” (p. 59). He also relates this to Germany in saying that “until the ideology of the French Revolution reached Germany, the nation was divided into many parts” (60). By saying these things, the Ge...
Western Influence on Japan Japan, as a nation, is a continually changing society. Ever since Western nations became involved with Japan, its changes over recent times. have increased at a substantial rate. Japan now faces cultural, economic and economic challenges. and social differences as a result of the western involvement.
Introduction: The epoch of imperialism cannot be defined simply as a proliferation of inflated egos tied to the hardened opinions of nationalists, but also a multi-faceted global rivalry with roots of philosophies tainted with racism and social Darwinism. The technique of each imperialist was specific to the motivations and desires of each combative, predominantly Western power and subsequently impacted the success of each imperialist and its colonies. Driven by industrialization, Europeans are aware of the urgent need for raw materials and new markets to maintain a constant rate of expansion and wealth. Imperialism became a competition; in general, the European countries led with fervor while the non-Western regions deemed likely to be stepped on.
Essentially, the West was a stomping ground for a variety of cultures throughout the world as they attempted
There is a point of time in certain a country’s history where they become dominant and more powerful than ever before. During this elongated process a country becomes an empire. The British and the Ottomans were states that succeeded in this process, but becoming an empire such as theirs required vast amounts of political and social maneuvering to expand their boundaries, called imperialism. Imperialism is, “a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force”. By becoming a modern nation enjoying economic prosperity and political stability, the British and the Ottomans created an imperialistic impact over the globe with distinctive motivations and approaches especially during the transition period of gaining ample amount power and influence globally.
Western imperialism in East Asia caused many tribulations for China, Japan, and Korea but also helped them to become contemporary nations. The East Asian countries were tremendously affected by unequal treaties, extraterritoriality, and above all, technology. Great Britain encroached upon China their greed for open trade with the Chinese empire resulting in the deterioration of the Chinese culture, which led to the emergence of a modernized civilization. Japan was co-subjugated by Russia and the United States so that the trade routes of these western countries could extend into the east, which resulted in the foundation of industrialization in Modern East Asia. Finally, the spread of western Christianity and influential neighbors, namely China and Japan, culturally influenced Korea while bringing some semblance of unification. Therefore, imperialism affected 18th and 19th century East Asia by the system’s inherent exploitation of the countries' resources and worldly ignorance but also managed to give rise to a stronger Modern East Asia.
Though it seems that it was the Western influence that set off this revolutionary change, a more scrutinizing look into Japanese society at the time reveals that Japan was in fact on the brink of supplanting the fixed, hierarchical Tokugawa order for one that was better suited for its fast evolving, capitalistic society. As historian David Lu states, “Our people began to discover [modern civilization’s] utility and gradually and yet actively moved towards its acceptance. However, there was an old fashioned and bloated government that stood in the way of progress.” (Lu, 351). Therefore in a way we can view the intrusion of Western powers in Japan on that infamous July day in 1853 as an event that occurred during a time when Japan was ready for a world renewal, and not a direct and complete cause of modernization of Japan; in fact it was Japan’s revaluation of modernization and what it meant to be Japanese amidst strong western influences that eventually ...
Having understood that the world has taken the form it has through the domination or imperialism of Western countries, it is said that they are the agents that have greatly influenced the world; their ideologies in addition to their political as well as economic influences have spread across the globe through time (Headrick, 1981).
Throughout history, Western civilization has been an emerging force behind change in foreign societies. This is the concept that is discussed in the article the West Unique, Not Universal, written by Samuel Huntington. The author makes a very clear thesis sentence and uses a variety of evidence to support it. This article has a strong very convincing point. The thoughts expressed in this article can be related to a lot of events throughout history.
...high power status, Japan had to have a self-reliant industrial common ground and be able to move all human and material resources (S,195). Through the Shogun Revolution of 1868, the abolition of Feudalism in 1871, the activation of the national army in 1873, and the assembly of parliament in 1889, the political system of Japan became westernized (Q,3). Local Labor and commercial assistance from the United States and Europe allowed Japan’s industry to bloom into a developed, modern, industrial nation (Q,3). As a consequence production surplus, and food shortage followed (Q,3). Because of how much it relied on aid of western powers, Japan’s strategic position became especially weak. In an attempt to break off slightly from the aid of the west Japanese leaders believed that it would be essential for Japan to expand beyond its borders to obtain necessary raw materials.