Autoclaves from Benchmark Scientific feature complete, automated sterilization in a small footprint. Pictured above are the BioClave 16 with 16 liters of chamber volume and the BioClave Mini with 8 liters of chamber volume. Extremely compact. Fully automatic - runs with the push of a button.
Most Western nations were heavily involved in the First and Second World Wars and protracted Cold War. World War II saw Fascism defeated in Europe, and the emergence of the United States and Soviet Union as rival global powers and a new East-West political contrast.
However, the first significant appearances of Western clothing in the global East probably date back centuries ago, to the colonial era. During this time, and perhaps even to this day, the European colonizers represented what could be called a hegemonic or dominant culture.