Question

Which other process in the mid to late nineteenth century most directly led to situations in which non-Western countries found it very difficult to protect their indigenous industries from Western competition, as described in the passage?answer choicesa. The imposition of free-trade regimes on countries such as China, the Ottoman Empire, and Latin American countries through military or diplomatic pressure from Western countriesb. The successful modernization and Westernization of countries such as Japan and Russia, through domestic economic reforms and efforts to attract foreign investmentsc. The evolution of White settler colonies, such as Canada and Australia, into mostly self-governing dominion territories within the British Empired. The emergence and spread of anti-imperialist sentiments and political movements in some European colonies, such as British India and Dutch Indonesia, as a result of the spread of nationalism

Answer 1

Imposition of free-trade systems on countries such as China, the Ottoman Empire, and South American countries by Western powers by military or diplomatic pressureb. Successful modernization and Westernization of countries such as Japan and Russia via internal economic reforms and efforts to attract foreign investmentc. The transformation of White settler colonies like Canada and Australia into mainly self-governing dominion regions within the British Empire. As a result of the growth of nationalism, certain European colonies, such as British India and Dutch Indonesia, saw the birth and spread of anti-imperialist sentiments and political groups.