Question

In what ways did the Industrial Revolution and Western imperialism adversely affect other global empires (use Ottoman, Islamic, Qing Empires, and Meiji Japan as case studies)?

Answer 1

To a person who values their own nation over others then it is easily justified. The imperial nation usually gains a huge advantage over other nations in the terms of resources and manpower. To a person who values humanity as a whole there are only a few times in which western imperialism has actually done good for humanity as a whole. One in particular is Meiji era japan which would have probably still been under feudal control had it not been for the Americans forcing open their ports. On the whole major atrocities have been committed in the name of imperialism. Depends on your point of view