Copyrights         I am handing over the copyrights to Jen Shriver upon doing so you accept this .                                                      Thank you                                                               Mike Sorrentino Oct. 23, 1996                   How Western Imperialism affects China and Japan         China and Japan had very different experiences with Western Imperialism . Their reactions to western interference would lay a foundation for their destiny in a world that was rapidly progressing forward , leaving the traditional world behind .         China viewed themselves as totally self sufficient , superior , and the only truly …showed first 75 words of 634 total…

…showed last 75 words of 634 total…of Western civilization whereas China had not . Both had wanted to rid foreign intervention , however Japan learned the ways of the West to prevent Western intervention and control. Japan rose from an isolated nation to a world power able to control its own destiny and future of its people . China however, with its traditional and steadfast ways , succumbed to Western Imperialism , and was left behind by the ever progressing world and the power of change .