1, 1894- 1895 The failure of the Sino-Japanese War of 1895 marked the failure of the Westernization Movement in the Qing Dynasty, and the achievements of modernization that lasted for more than 30 years came to nothing, breaking the pursuit of national rejuvenation by the people of China in modern times.

2. The cession and compensation of land and the loss of sovereignty facilitated the great powers to give up their capital and set off a wave of carve-up, which marked that the invasion of China by the great powers entered a new stage, greatly deepened the semi-colonization of China, and China's international status declined sharply.

3. The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 directly led to the upsurge of the spontaneous anti-aggression struggle of the people of China, such as the China people's national salvation movement, the bourgeois reform and democratic revolution movement and the Boxer Movement.

4. The result of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 brought an unprecedented national crisis to the Chinese nation and greatly deepened the degree of semi-colonization of China society; On the other hand, it has made Japan's national strength stronger and laid an important foundation for it to become a big country.

Background of the Sino-Japanese War in Extended Materials;

1, Japan

From 65438 to 0868, Japan embarked on the capitalist road through the Meiji Restoration, and its national strength became stronger and stronger. At that time, Japan was experiencing two industrial revolutions. 1888, Japan's industrial revolution reached its climax, and it was in urgent need of export of foreign goods and capital.

However, as an island country, Japan itself lacks resources and has a small market. Coupled with the strong domestic feudal remnants, various contradictions in the social transition period are sharp. Therefore, the Japanese ruling group headed by the emperor is eager to find a way out from external expansion.

1887, the Japanese General Staff formulated the so-called "Qing conquest strategy", which gradually evolved into a "mainland policy" centered on aggression against China. The first step is to capture Taiwan Province Province, the second step is to annex North Korea, the third step is to March into Manchuria, the fourth step is to destroy China, and the fifth step is to conquer Asia, dominate the world and realize the so-called "eight wins and one universe".

The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 was an important link in the first two steps of Japan's "mainland policy". Because their own strength and resources do not have the corresponding conditions, they have implemented the strategy of supporting wars with wars to achieve their goals.

2. Qing dynasty.

China was in the late Qing Dynasty. From the sixties and seventies of 19, the Westernization School in the ruling group of Qing Dynasty started a Westernization Movement with the slogan of "self-improvement" and "seeking wealth". The Westernization Movement kept pace with Europe and America in science and technology (especially military technology), so the scene of "Tongzhi revival" appeared in the Qing Dynasty.

In the Qing Dynasty, the Beiyang Navy was formally established in 1888, which became a powerful naval force in Asia. However, the Qing Dynasty did not change the state system as the Japanese did, so "Zhongxing" failed to make China embark on the road of becoming a rich country in Qiang Bing. At this time, the politics of the Qing dynasty was very corrupt, the people lived in poverty, the various factions in the officialdom were intrigued and intrigued, the national defense and military strength were very different, and the discipline was lax.

/kloc-At the end of 0/9, East Asia, one is an emerging old empire and the other is a modern country in generate. In this case, China and Japan cannot avoid World War I.

3. Europe and America

At that time, the major capitalist countries in the world were gradually transitioning to imperialism, and Japan's aggression was supported by western powers to some extent. The United States hopes that Japan will become its assistant in invading China and North Korea; Britain tried to use Japan to contain Russia's forces in the Far East; Germany and France also supported Japan's invasion of China, so as to seize new interests by taking advantage of Japan's invasion of China.

Although Russia has great ambitions for Northeast China and North Korea, it is not ready yet, so it adopts a non-interference policy towards Japan. The acquiescence or connivance of great powers has become a favorable condition for Japan to implement its aggressive plan.

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