Question

Which of the following statements best compares the experiences of China and Japan under imperialism?(1 point)
Responses

Both China and Japan were able to learn a lot from Western nations.
Both China and Japan were able to learn a lot from Western nations.

Both Japan and China were forced to carry the cost of shipwrecked sailors.
Both Japan and China were forced to carry the cost of shipwrecked sailors.

Both China and Japan were forced to sign unequal treaties.
Both China and Japan were forced to sign unequal treaties.

Japan and China had to cede land to the Americans.

Answer 1

Both China and Japan were forced to sign unequal treaties.

Both countries were pressured by Western powers into treaties that favored foreigners (e.g., China’s Treaty of Nanking; Japan’s Convention of Kanagawa and subsequent unequal treaties).