Describe the reasons for the coming of the West and articulate the two countries’ different and similar responses to these challenges.

In the 19th century, China and Japan both encountered the coming of the West (The Opium War
and the Coming of Perry). Describe the reasons for the coming of the West and articulate the two
countries’ different and similar responses to these challenges. As you answer these questions, draw
from at least 2 readings and 2 lectures, and 2 visuals (images or films) that were introduced in this
course.