Traditions and Encounters, AP Edition (Bentley), 5th Edition

Chapter 31: Societies at Crossroads

Essay Quiz

1
Before 1800, both China and Japan had limited contact with the outside world. The leaders of both nations considered theirs to be a superior culture and did not seek or welcome change. Discuss changes in the Chinese and Japanese attitudes toward western ideas and western technology over the course of the nineteenth century.
2
Both Russia and Japan undertook ambitious programs of modernization and industrialization in the late nineteenth century. Compare the results and account for the differences.
3
Why were the states considered in this chapter so reluctant to grant political freedoms? Is it possible to reform a society without granting basic freedoms such as free speech, free press, freedom of religion, and the right to vote? Before answering "no," consider the experience of Japan.
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