Before its decline in the 20th century, the west was a powerful surge that had the rest of the world scrambling for westernization within its society. Westernization is the expanding and adopting of western culture. Russia, Asia, and Africa after the were byproducts of Westernization. They were kind of forced to adapt to the life of western peoples because of this sudden infatuation in western policies. The whole surge for westernization was partly because of religion, which at this time was a very respected aspect. The leaders of Russia, Asia, and Africa had different views (standpoint) on the Europeans; Asia has mixed thoughts on Westernization, while the Tsar in Russia adopts a western style society, and Africa curses the Europeans land.
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We see the in these reforms that he sets out rules to essentially modernize the Tsardom of Russia. By doing so, they contain a western influenced system as shown in his reform of Edicts and Decrees in document 1, “Upon his return to Moscow, every [foreign-trained Russian] should bring with him at his own expense, for which he will later be reimbursed, at least two experienced masters of naval science.” Russia was not the only society that thought the European system was thought to be efficient. In document 2, a bureaucrat of Hsu Kuang-Chi says, “...that their (European) doctrines are most correct; their knowledge most refined; their hearts most true; their views most steady…” He expresses his appreciation to the Bureaucrat of China of this European system that is similar to the one that is held in China. In the same region, the Japanese exclude the religion of the Portuguese in document 5, “The matter relating to the banning of Christianity is known [to the Portuguese]. However, heretofore they have secretly transported to those who are going to propagate that religion...they must be subjected to punishment.” Here is where we see the opposition to European Westernization. It is understandable that the Japanese must not want to convert to this newly introduced religion and their uncertainty in the religion, but they go further to say that if the Europeans insist on …show more content…
After having seen Portuguese ships, the civilians in Africa knew better than to anticipate their arrival as shown in a Swahili chronicle, “The Lord of Mafia rejoiced, for they thought that they [the Europeans] were good and honest men. But those who knew the truth confirmed that they were corrupt and dishonest persons…” This excerpt was to written to inform others of the unfaithful Europeans and how once done with the Africans, they moved on to Malindi, in India where they feared the arrival of the Portuguese. After Malindi, they would go to their homeland and when Africans say, “God curse it!” Muslim Indian reactions to England is given in Abu Taleb Khan's book (document 3), “The first and greatest defect I observed in the English is their want of faith in religion, and their great inclination to philosophy [atheism]...The third defect is the passion for acquiring money and their attachment to worldly affairs.” The defects of the Europeans is initially what makes them better. Though they are not appreciated, it still goes on to be a force that lives from 1750 to
We see the in these reforms that he sets out rules to essentially modernize the Tsardom of Russia. By doing so, they contain a western influenced system as shown in his reform of Edicts and Decrees in document 1, “Upon his return to Moscow, every [foreign-trained Russian] should bring with him at his own expense, for which he will later be reimbursed, at least two experienced masters of naval science.” Russia was not the only society that thought the European system was thought to be efficient. In document 2, a bureaucrat of Hsu Kuang-Chi says, “...that their (European) doctrines are most correct; their knowledge most refined; their hearts most true; their views most steady…” He expresses his appreciation to the Bureaucrat of China of this European system that is similar to the one that is held in China. In the same region, the Japanese exclude the religion of the Portuguese in document 5, “The matter relating to the banning of Christianity is known [to the Portuguese]. However, heretofore they have secretly transported to those who are going to propagate that religion...they must be subjected to punishment.” Here is where we see the opposition to European Westernization. It is understandable that the Japanese must not want to convert to this newly introduced religion and their uncertainty in the religion, but they go further to say that if the Europeans insist on …show more content…
After having seen Portuguese ships, the civilians in Africa knew better than to anticipate their arrival as shown in a Swahili chronicle, “The Lord of Mafia rejoiced, for they thought that they [the Europeans] were good and honest men. But those who knew the truth confirmed that they were corrupt and dishonest persons…” This excerpt was to written to inform others of the unfaithful Europeans and how once done with the Africans, they moved on to Malindi, in India where they feared the arrival of the Portuguese. After Malindi, they would go to their homeland and when Africans say, “God curse it!” Muslim Indian reactions to England is given in Abu Taleb Khan's book (document 3), “The first and greatest defect I observed in the English is their want of faith in religion, and their great inclination to philosophy [atheism]...The third defect is the passion for acquiring money and their attachment to worldly affairs.” The defects of the Europeans is initially what makes them better. Though they are not appreciated, it still goes on to be a force that lives from 1750 to