Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Western Interactions: Asia Reflection

Over India, China, and Japan I think India had the best relations with the west although britain took 2/3 of India over they treated them much better than Japan or China. Japan An China were bombarded over time by the west especially small Japan during their first interactions with the west and during their strive for power over the rest of Asia. When India was taken over there were princes they fought and rebellions they exterminated but they also increased sanitation and their education system for the middle class. Britain treated indian religion with respect and enforced it with law although some would have thought their religion barbaric. In China their was refusal by traders and they stopped Kow-Towing to the chinese which caused outrage and in Japan most western powers forced unequal treaties demeaning the japanese. In 1947 Britain gave them freedom after war but other Asian counties were seen as enemy. So, although many may have been killed in massacres and rebellions I believe that they were treated much better under british power than Japan and China which were left devastated at points due to western influence.

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