The civilizing mission and the modernization theory both aimed to take control of a different area, but they each succeeded in different ways. The civilizing mission was used as a way of taking over land without getting consent to invade their property: a way of forcing a country to become colonized. The civilizing mission occurs when the stronger power doesn’t feel threatened by the weaker power and eventually takes over control of that area. This can be in the best interest of the weaker power but is not always in their interest. Modernization theory focuses on the improvement of a country through building an alliance and persuading them that the improvement is in their best interest. Modernization theory focuses on becoming modern through
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The belief of civilizing mission showed their progression by stomping all over the countries. Modernization theory was progressive with how they told other countries that they knew the correct path to becoming modern and convinced them to take those actions. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union was trying to spread communism around the world. The United States tried to stop this spread and end communism. The Soviet Union displayed civilizing mission by forcing other countries to convert to communism (Class notes, 11/30/15). The United States used modernization theory to threaten the Soviet Union with other countries advancing in technology and nuclear weapons that the United States had access to. These threats to use more weaponry prevented the Cold War from breaking out. The Soviet Union, the United States, and their allies had plenty of access to weapons, but neither of the groups fired first. However, the United States continued to display their masculinity and stopped the spread of communism in other areas of the …show more content…
Each believed that they knew what was best: their beliefs, however, were different. The belief of civilizing mission was present in the play, "The King and I", by Klein. When the King believed that he knew what was best for his country and forced his country to act in that way. He tried to make a teacher from Europe agree with his beliefs and act in a similar way. He forced her to bow or keep her head lower than his, making her similar to the other people of Siam. However, the teacher, Anna was showing modernization theory throughout the story by teaching the children to become more like the Europeans and act in a different but appropriate way (Klein, page 192). Another way she demonstrated modernization theory was when they were informed that people from Europe would be coming to Siam. She convinced the King to eat at a table, instead of the floor, and to have the women wear dresses like Europeans do. She also recommended that the children perform a play for the guests. She convinced the King in these ways to attempt to make Siam more modern and to match the European countries which she believed was best. Gender roles were displayed in “The King and I” with the king, a man ,being dominate over others all while a woman, Anna, tried to convince him to do things in a different, more modern way (Rodgers and Hammerstein 's movie, The King and
The belief of civilizing mission showed their progression by stomping all over the countries. Modernization theory was progressive with how they told other countries that they knew the correct path to becoming modern and convinced them to take those actions. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union was trying to spread communism around the world. The United States tried to stop this spread and end communism. The Soviet Union displayed civilizing mission by forcing other countries to convert to communism (Class notes, 11/30/15). The United States used modernization theory to threaten the Soviet Union with other countries advancing in technology and nuclear weapons that the United States had access to. These threats to use more weaponry prevented the Cold War from breaking out. The Soviet Union, the United States, and their allies had plenty of access to weapons, but neither of the groups fired first. However, the United States continued to display their masculinity and stopped the spread of communism in other areas of the …show more content…
Each believed that they knew what was best: their beliefs, however, were different. The belief of civilizing mission was present in the play, "The King and I", by Klein. When the King believed that he knew what was best for his country and forced his country to act in that way. He tried to make a teacher from Europe agree with his beliefs and act in a similar way. He forced her to bow or keep her head lower than his, making her similar to the other people of Siam. However, the teacher, Anna was showing modernization theory throughout the story by teaching the children to become more like the Europeans and act in a different but appropriate way (Klein, page 192). Another way she demonstrated modernization theory was when they were informed that people from Europe would be coming to Siam. She convinced the King to eat at a table, instead of the floor, and to have the women wear dresses like Europeans do. She also recommended that the children perform a play for the guests. She convinced the King in these ways to attempt to make Siam more modern and to match the European countries which she believed was best. Gender roles were displayed in “The King and I” with the king, a man ,being dominate over others all while a woman, Anna, tried to convince him to do things in a different, more modern way (Rodgers and Hammerstein 's movie, The King and