There was no '' west '' but people from the south considered it a northern problem. Because in 1812 in American '' west '' only reached as far as the Mississippi River
Both, Ho Chi Minh and Jomo Kenyatta were leaders of movements which wanted the right to (2) self-determination for their nation. Ho Chi Minh, for example, was an important figure for the Vietnamese resistances during the Vietnam war which was fought against the Americans. He was the leader of the communist part of Vietnam and with that also held the view that nations have the right to self-determination, as this is a commonly held view in communistically oriented individuals.
William investors a lot of natural resources, friendly basis with England was determined to itself,
Both the Chinese and the Japanese felt that the Europeans were barbarians. They were particularly repelled by the smell of these foreigners who ate much fattier diets and who did not typically wash very often. They also felt the Europeans lacked subtlety and were rather crass in their behaviors.
The similarities, however, largely end there. The Chinese tried to simply ignore the Europeans. They were able to do this to some degree because the Europeans did not have anything they wanted. They were willing to take European silver in exchange for tea and otherwise leave the Europeans alone. This worked until around the time of the Opium Wars when the Europeans forced China to open itself more.
