Westernization movement, also known as self-help movement and self-improvement movement in the late Qing Dynasty. It was a self-help movement carried out by the Westernization School in the late Qing Dynasty in 19, 60-90 to safeguard the rule of the Qing Dynasty and introduce western military equipment, machine production and science and technology. The slogan of the Westernization Movement was "self-improvement" in the early stage and "seeking wealth" in the later stage.

The influence of Westernization Movement:

(1) Influence on modern military: The Westernization School unanimously advocated learning from foreigners in order to enrich Qiang Bing, resist foreign aggression and save the national crisis. The Westernization Movement began with military self-improvement. In order to achieve military self-improvement, the Westernization School mainly focuses on three aspects: first, establishing a modern military industry; The second is to establish a modern coastal defense navy and improve the weapons, equipment and training of the army; The third is to establish a modern military academy and cultivate new talents in Lu Haijun. Under the auspices of Li Hongzhang and others, a large number of large-scale modern military industries came out one after another.

(2) Impact on modern economy: In the process of establishing military industry by Westernization Movement, the most difficult problems are capital, raw materials and transportation. Therefore, after establishing military industry under the slogan of "self-improvement", the Westernization School began to set up civilian enterprises under the slogan of "seeking wealth", focusing on a series of projects supporting military industry such as mining, smelting, shipping and railways.

(3) Influence on modern politics: The feudalism 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.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia entry? Westernization Movement