lunes, 21 de abril de 2008
1750-1914 Q4: Compare and contrast Ottoman and Japanese responses to modernization and Westernization
Think about ifthey embrace dor rejected these changes, how the changes ocurred and in what areas were they implemented. What was the impact of adopting or not adopting the changes? Were they forced or embraced? How does their experience compare to that of China or Korea?
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The Ottoman refused to modernize/westernize, taking old military techniques (no machines like guns) and believed that adopting those techniques would be unnecessary because they were fated to win without Western innovations. The Japanese, when they were starting to be threatened by the western powers, they adopted new western aspects and modernized before they could be forced to (like China was forced to).
This is true of the Ottomans early on, but what about the Ottomans under the Young Turks? Is it still the case then? What aspects of modernization or westernization do they embrace and reject?
They both wanted to modernize their country just like Western Europe unlike China and Korea. They also studied Western stuffs. The big example is that they adopted the weapons from Europe. However, it was different that while Japan's modernizing, Meiji, was not bloodful. But the Young Turks at Ottoman revoke against their government, which was bloodful.
They go through a period of rapid industrialization, especially during the Young Turks. Both societies were sponsored by the government to advance their technology/lifestyle/and military to the level of the developed countries.
The Japanese countries where the ones who mostly acquired stuff from the Westernizations. When Perry had come with ships to Japan to force them to open trading posts wiht the US. They aquired something there. It was the Steam ships and clothing. THe major things they acquired from the westners were railroads, telegrams, trains, steamships, and mainly and mostly clothing they completely changed the way they dressed.
Japan during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was successful in keeping the European influence away but during the Meiji Restoration Japan was moving toward westernization. It built railways and steamships. The same was with the Ottoman. The Ottoman was not able to ward off European economic pentration which led the Ottomans to industrialize like Kyle said.
At the beginning, both Japan and Ottoman didn’t westernize/modernize. However, later, Japan was able to industrialize and imperialize while the Ottoman couldn’t. Another difference was that the Ottoman Empire was already in its decline while Japan was just beginning.
they were similar in that at frist they both tried to isolate themselves from european influence but neither was successful so instead japan began to modernize in response while the ottomans werent as successful
While both the Ottomans and the Japanese were not so enthusiastic about modernizing, the Japaanese took it on earlier than the Ottomans. Although the Ottomans also decided to accept it before they were forced to, they were not as successful and declined anyway. One of the major items they adopted were different forms of modern weaponry.
I think Jina says it just right.
Think about it, the Ottomans try to be a part of Europe, but it's basically fooling itself, it over estimates its power and it ends up being the "sick man of Europe" and basically collapsing (which is later on, not this period:S). Japan, on the other hand, was forced to turn Europe-style and it then turns the tables. Basically, the aprendice defeating the master...
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