The industrial revolution was one of the greatest explosions in science and technology. From the steam engine to the creation of factories, it changed the life of even the average peasant. It was impossible for one area to not become influenced by the industrial revolution. However, some areas were becoming more industrialized than others. In the Eastern Hemisphere, the west was becoming increasingly more industrialized than the east. And because of this, the east was suffering from lack of industrializing itself. The east could not avoid western penetration or rather, becoming influenced by the west. Two examples of such eastern nations are China and Japan, who tried to remain rooted in their culture and avoid western penetration.
China was extremely ethnocentric, in that they believed that they were still superior to all other nations. For example, whenever a product came from outside China, they would put it aside, believing that it was completely useless.......

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Title: China And Japan
Approximate Word Count: 787
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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