Compare & contrast the ways in which two Asian societies mobilized resistance to European imperialism.?

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china and japan are two examples of resistance to european imperialism, they went into a period of isolation to prevent european influence. china fought britian during the 19th century in the opium war but lost due to the lack of technology and had to sign the treaty of nijang. japan was forced to open up trade to the U.S. when commondre matthew perry arrived at the japanese sea port. due to the lack of technogoly and modernization, japan agreed to trade with the U.S.