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.
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I believe the answer would be false, since the Colonists participated in the slave trade because they thought very lowly of the slaves, and because of money.
Most Rural americans were farmers and gained more from working on the farm than going to school.
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Western Europe valued imperialism. For example, Great Britain was known for the numerous colonies that they had. There is a quote that states, "The Sun never sets on Great Britain" meaning that they had so many colonies around the world that the Sun never set on them. In addition, countries such as France and Spain also imperialized especially in the New Worl. However, Eastern Europe was always less developed than Western Europe so they didn't have the power to colonize countries. I hope this help! Good luck!
