Slogan of Westernization Movement

The Westernization Movement has two slogans: "self-improvement" and "seeking wealth".

Among them, "self-improvement" is the slogan of the first stage of the Westernization Movement, and "seeking wealth" is the slogan of the second stage of the Westernization Movement. No matter what the slogan is, the fundamental purpose of the Westernization Movement is to consolidate the rule of the Qing Dynasty by learning western technology.

Westernization movement, also known as self-improvement movement. /kloc-from the 1960s to the 1990s, it was a self-help movement to save the Qing Dynasty by introducing western military equipment, machine building and science and technology.

186 1 year 1 month1day, Aisingiorro Yixin, Gui Liang and Wen Xiang jointly launched the "Six Articles of Diplomatic Coordination", launched the Westernization Movement, and made the country rich and the army strong. 186 1 Xinyu After the coup, Cixi used the Westernization School to introduce advanced western science and technology on a large scale and set up modern military industry and private enterprises. During the Sino-Japanese War 1894, the Beiyang Navy was completely annihilated, marking the bankruptcy of the Westernization Movement that lasted for more than 30 years.

The Historical Significance of Westernization Movement

1, the Westernization School unanimously advocated learning from foreigners in order to enrich Qiang Bing and save the national crisis. The Westernization Movement began with military self-improvement. The military self-improvement of the Westernization Movement enabled China's army to invest in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression with modern new weapons and equipment. It started the modernization process of China's army.

2. The Westernization Movement promoted the development of China's modern economy and capitalism, and made the capitalist economic components increase obviously in the social economy, which was of great significance to the emergence and development of modern enterprises and national capitalism in China.

3. The feudalism and decadence of the founder of the Westernization Movement led to the failure of the Westernization Movement, which made other people with lofty ideals see the defects of the Westernization Movement in the process of modernization in China and stimulated the process of modernization in China.