Compare the timing and nature of the external threats posed for each of the empires by rival powers and the other external enemies in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Why was china affected somewhat later?

The term globalization is best defined as: a. a reduction in the political and military power of imperial countries over their colonies. b. an increasing interaction among citizens and businesses of countries around the world. c. the spread of philosophies based on the right of all nations to political independence. d. the establishment of international laws protecting all people's human and civil rights.