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How to understand the significance and limitations of the Revolution of 1911
First of all, the Revolution of 1911 dealt a fatal blow to the feudal autocracy. It overthrew the corrupt and humiliating Qing Dynasty, which ruled China for more than 260 years in modern times, ended the feudal autocratic monarchy system in China for more than 2,000 years, established a bourgeois republic, and promoted historical progress. A series of events before and after the Revolution of 1911 played a key role in the development of China's constitutionalism and the rule of law, central and local politics, and the relationship between central and local governments, and had a significant impact on China's diplomacy and China's border defense situation. After the Revolution of 1911, the Beiyang government, which emerged after the North-South peace talks, made great achievements in firmly safeguarding national unity and territorial integrity, canceling unequal treaties, and improving national status. The Revolution of 1911 gave the people some rights of democracy and peace. In the later historical process, whoever wants to be an emperor and restore the monarchy will quickly collapse under the opposition of the people.

Secondly, the Revolution of 1911 overthrew the "foreign court" and dealt a heavy blow to the imperialist forces of aggression. After the Revolution of 1911, the imperialists had to change their agents in China again and again, but they could not find any ruling tools that could control the overall situation, nor could they establish a relatively stable ruling order in China.

Third, the Revolution of 1911 created favorable conditions for the development of national capitalism. After the founding of the Republic of China, domestic industrial groups were established one after another, and it became a trend to set up factories and banks. The economic power of state capitalism has been greatly enhanced in a few short years, and the ranks of the proletariat have also grown rapidly.

Fourthly, the Revolution of 1911 had a wide influence on the liberation movement of oppressed peoples in modern Asian countries, especially on the struggle against colonialism in Vietnam, Indonesia and other countries, which was also a great turning point in Asian history. Lenin regarded the Revolution of 1911 as "the awakening of Asia". The Revolution of 1911 fired the first shot of democracy in Asia.