Westernization Movement is a self-help movement carried out by the Westernization School of the feudal ruling class and landlord class in Qing Dynasty to safeguard the feudal rule of Qing Dynasty. It is both progressive and backward and conservative.

Cause of failure

1, the Westernization Movement was feudal. The guiding ideology of Westernization Movement is "middle school as the body, western learning for use". The Westernization School tried to maintain and consolidate China's feudal rule by absorbing modern western production technology without changing China's inherent system and morality, which seriously restricted the development of the Westernization Movement.

2. Westernization movement depends on foreign countries. Based on various privileges, western powers stepped up their aggression and control over China politically and economically. They don't want China to be really rich and strong, but the Westernization School relies on foreign countries everywhere in an attempt to obtain wealth from itself, which is tantamount to getting the eggs from the tiger skin. 3. Westernization enterprise management is decadent. Although westernization enterprises have a certain capitalist nature, their management is still closed, and there are corruption phenomena such as embezzlement, misappropriation of public funds, extravagance and waste. ?

course

The Westernization Movement was the first step towards modernization in China. The failure of the Westernization Movement shows that it is not feasible to seek to develop domestic capitalism through local minor reforms and achieve the goal of self-enrichment without touching the feudal autocratic rule and getting rid of the aggression and control of foreign capital-imperialism. ?

Westernization movement:

Westernization Movement is a self-improvement reform movement initiated and presided over by enlightened people in the ruling clique of Qing Dynasty to safeguard feudal rule, and it is the product of the intensified ethnic contradictions in China society. The main contents of the Westernization Movement include: under the banner of "self-improvement", establishing modern military industry with advanced production technology in the West; Under the banner of "seeking wealth", the focus of Westernization Movement shifted from military industry to civilian enterprises. Train a new army; Cultivate talents. In order to meet the needs of the Westernization Movement, the Westernization School established a new school, sent overseas students to Chu for further study, and trained a number of translators, military and scientific and technological talents. The Sino-Japanese War marked the bankruptcy of the Westernization Movement.

Evaluation of Westernization Movement;

The Westernization Movement did not make China prosperous, but introduced some modern science and technology from western capitalist countries, which led to the emergence of the first batch of modern enterprises in China. The Westernization Movement accumulated production experience and cultivated technical force for modern enterprises in China. Objectively, it promoted the emergence and development of Chinese national capitalism and opened the way for China's modernization.