The+Failures+of+Other+Countries

There are many reasons why the countries besides the US were rather unsuccessful when they tried to imperialize parts of China. Other than the US, there were three other main nations that had vied for parts of China at some point or another. These were Britain, Russia, and Japan, each of whom failed for a variety of reasons. First, is the British Empire. They had been doing so well up to that point, able to take areas with little to no resistance at all. Indeed, they were known as the empire “on which the sun never sets”. This, in fact, was part of their undoing. Their forces were spread too thin, so to speak. Also, they were still grappling with India, so that was where much of their focus was aimed. When the British tried to expand into China, they could only afford to give a part of their time to the area. Since the main goal of imperialism was to gain from the occupation of a land, Britian went about this first. These "take-take-take" actions did not sit very well with China. They were given few if any real benefits from the occupation, only losing things to Britain. As time went on, the British were pushed out rather passively. The Chinese were unwilling to support their presence.

Then there were the Russians. A much more straight-forward approach, and a similarly straight-forward loss. Always looking to expand their massive boundaries, they moved south to China. However, at the time they were also at war with Japan. This meant that they too could not afford to have all their attention at China, and they likewise left in time.

Following this, there was Japan. They tired to take over parts of the land in China, but such an enterprise did not end up working very well. They took the land rather aggressively, and China pushed them out with equal force.

As for the US, they didn’t try any of these tactics. They simply offered the Chinese what they so desired, which was a sound education system and better health facilities. It was not really imperialism in the economic sense as such was applied by the other nations but was still imperialism. Imperialism is technically "a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries" (1 dictionary.com). The United States avoided taking a risk with how the Chinese reacted and appealed to their current needs to gain favor. [|Christianity], the most popular religion in the country spread to China, and that falls under the definition of Imperialism. The Muddle Kingdom. (British mission to Beijing, 1793 - British Museum , London , England )." //The Economist ( US )// 326.n7796 (Jan 30, 1993): 83(2). //Student Edition//. Thomson Gale. Greenwich High School . 2 May. 2007 .
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