What imperial power made it difficult for European imperialists to claim that only whites possessed a civilization capable of creating an industrialized,overseas empire in the late nineteenth century?

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Japan's rapid industrialization and modernization in the late nineteenth century challenged the Eurocentric idea that only white Europeans were capable of creating an industrialized, overseas empire. Japan became a major imperial power itself and was able to successfully resist Western imperialism, making it difficult for European imperialists to justify their claims of racial superiority. Ethiopia, while also a significant African power, did not challenge European imperialism in the same way that Japan did. China and India were both subject to European imperialism and did not challenge the idea of European superiority in the same way that Japan did.

What Imperial Power Made It Difficult for European Imperialists to Claim