Question

Compare and contrast the views of China's and Japan's responses to foreign influence as presented in Sources A and B. Using the two sources, which of the following would be the most appropriate Paper 1, part A thesis statement?

The views presented in Sources A and B are mostly similar because China and Japan are both represented as weaker than the other nations waiting to increase their influence.
The views presented in Sources A and B are mostly different because Source A demonstrates that China was overrun by foreign influence, whereas Source B demonstrates that Japan emerged as a world power like other nations.
The views presented in Sources A and B are somewhat different because Source A shows that China was fighting back and not easily cracked, whereas Source B demonstrates that Japan was easily influenced and weaker than the other nations.
The views presented in Sources A and B are somewhat similar because both sources show China and Japan as "newborn" nations with surrounding nations trying to take control.

Answer 1

This essay, therefore, will argue that the main differences in Japan and China's response to the West in the 19th century were that Japan yielded to Western pressure to open to trade while China refused to, and that Japan successfully modernized while China failed to.

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