近代西方侵略on western invasions.docVIP

On Western Invasions As one of the four greatest ancient civilizations, China has a recorded history of about 4 thousand years. Feudalism and small-scale peasant economy and feudal thoughts have been existed in China since Qin dynasty, in 221 B.C., when many civilians did not have democratic rights and mainly lived on agriculture. Nearly at the beginning of Qing dynasty, the government began to carry out the close-door policy, stopping people’s interaction with foreign countries (Cao 48). As a result, when western countries built up democracy and quickly developed their industries and liberate