History of Asian Nations. Mumbai railway up in towns and villages. Along came railroads, steamships, airlines, telegraph and telephone, paved roads and bridges, radio and TV stations. @ Second, Western missionaries reintroduced Christianity in Asian countries. Christianity, which was founded by an Asian (Jesus Christ) on Asian soil (Palestine), was spread in modem times to the Asian world “by Western missionaries. The Philippines today, is an enduring monument to the achievements of missionaries, as the largest Christian nation in Asia, and heir to a mantle of mission, e Third, Western imperialism brought new arts and sciences, popular education, the western calendar, alphabet, and other legacies of Wester civilization. © Fourth, Western civilization abolished many of Asia’s pernicious customs and practices, such as the caste system, the suttee (burning a widow), thuggi (strangulation of human sacrifices) in India; the women wearing the veil and seclusion in Islamic Western time 20 Western missionaries Chinese couple with TV nations; slavery; child brides; human sacrifices; and other customs. ¢ Finally, Western ideas of nationalism, republics, limited monarchy, democracy and communism to Asia replacing outmoded Oriental despotism. For example, the United States brought democracy to the Philippines. and Britain introduced it to Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka; while Russia introduced communism to China, North Korea, Mongolia, and Indochina, Westerners also brought to Asia the political doctrines of nationalism and independence which ironically inspired Asians to overthrow Western color m. Nationalism and Asia’s Awakening. During their centuries of bondage to the West, Asians endured their sad fate. In God’s own time, various apostles of Asian nationalism emerged, notably Dr. Jose Rizal of the Philippines, Dr. Sun Yat-sen of China, Mahatma Gandhi of India, Ali WW2 soldiers