Historical Essay: What did the invasion of capitalist imperialism bring to China? (not less than 50 words)

First, the most direct consequence of war is the suffering of the people. Western powers and Japanese invaded China again and again, killing a large number of people in China. For example, in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, in June 65438 +065438+10, the Japanese army captured Lushun and created the Lushun tragedy. About 20,000 China residents were massacred in four days. Imperialism cruelly oppresses and exploits the people of China in its occupied areas and spheres of influence. In coastal areas, China people are sold overseas (such as Brazil, Peru and other places) as slaves, known as "piglets". Xiamen, Guangzhou and other places have become "hunting grounds" for Chinese workers. Before 1858,150,000 "indentured laborers" who were forced to sign the deed of sale were plundered and sold overseas. The actual number of plunderers far exceeds this figure. Hong Rong's "Introduction of Western Learning to the East" records: "1855 When I first returned to China, I just arrived in Macau. The first thing I met was that countless China people were tied together by braids to form a string and brought to prison. One of the horrors of slave cattle and horses is still a sour nose. " After being plundered and sold to China, laborers became slaves and led a miserable life. The local supervisor "treated China workers worse than slaves".

Second, capitalist imperialism plundered China and China's wealth economically. This is also one of the main purposes of the invasion by foreign powers. By forcing China to pay huge war reparations and taking advantage of the privileges granted by the unequal treaties signed with the Qing government, the powers controlled the trading ports of China, deprived China of its tariff autonomy, dumped goods and exported capital, and plundered a lot of wealth from China during the war. Take Eight-Nation Alliance's war of aggression against China as an example. After Eight-Nation Alliance entered Beijing, the treasures of gold and silver, precious cultural relics and ancient books in the Forbidden City, Beihai, Zhongnanhai and Summer Palace were looted. The Japanese invaders also plundered 3 million taels of silver from the treasury of the Ministry of Finance. Commander-in-Chief Eight-Nation Alliance and German Marshal Vadexi admitted: "The details of all the damage and robbery suffered by China this time can never be investigated, but the amount will be extremely large." In addition, the Sino-Japanese Treaty signed after the war stipulated that the total amount of compensation and principal that China should pay was as high as 10 12, and these accounts were finally paid to the people, which undoubtedly increased the burden on the people of China. The people of China are suffering from deep suffering and humiliation, and they are living in dire straits.

Third, the invasion of capital-imperialism lost a large territory and gradually became a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. The powers set up concessions and garrisons everywhere, divided their spheres of influence and plundered mineral deposits, forests and other resources. As far as China is concerned, there is almost no independent territorial sovereignty.

The invasion of China by capitalist imperialism has greatly insulted the Chinese nation and the people of China. China people are like "birds in a cage, fish in the bottom of a kettle, prisoners in prison, slaves, cattle and horses, dogs and sheep, driven away and slaughtered." China has no place in the world and suffers from oppression and humiliation. But it was also the moment when the Chinese nation began to wake up, and the aggression of capital imperialism also had a positive impact on China.

First of all, the door of China was opened by guns, and China people began to open their eyes to see the world. Lin Zexu and Wei Yuan were the first people to open their eyes to see the world. Repeated failures and humiliations awakened China's dream of "going to China". With a strong sense of crisis and national consciousness, people with lofty ideals learned from these mistakes and began to actively think, explore and rise to seek ways to save the Chinese nation.

Second, capitalist imperialism has impacted and destroyed China's decadent feudal and economic system, promoted China's modernization in military, economy, science and technology and education, imported western goods and capital, and caused unemployment of farmers and craftsmen, but it also disintegrated the feudal self-sufficient economic model. The advanced technology, economic system and management methods brought by the West have provided conditions for the development of capitalism in China.

Third, capitalist imperialism has brought advanced scientific and cultural knowledge, advanced western scientific ideas and education system to China. The establishment of new schools and overseas education has, to a certain extent, shattered the feudal and backward educational system and ideas, and trained a large number of talents for China. China's army has also begun to equip with new weapons, and China's military concept has also improved.

Nevertheless, the humiliation and disaster suffered by the people of China and the Chinese nation can't be concealed and can't be remedied. The negative impact of capital imperialism is far greater than its positive impact.