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1、ThePlightofChineseSemi-Colonial,Semi-FeudalPeriodWhenitcomestotheplightofChinesesemi-colonial,semi-feudal,itstirsmythirstforsaysomethingaboutthisperiod.Asweallknow,Chinawasreducedtoasemi-colonialandsemi-feudalsocietyonaccountoftheinvasionbyimperialis
2、tpowers.AlltheChinesepeoplesufferedfromgreatdisastersinthatperiodoftime.However,withthesupportingofthenationalspirits,yearinandyearout,ourforbeardidnotgiveuptheconflict.NowI’dliketointroducetheplightofthisperiodatdifferentstages.AfterBritishstartedth
3、eOpiumWarin1840,theimperialpowersdescendedonChinalikeaswarmofbees,lootingourtreasuresandkillingourpeople.TheyforcedtheQinggovernmenttosignaseriousofunequaltreatiesthatgrantedthemeconomic,politicalandculturalprivilegesandsankChinagraduallyintoasemi-co
4、lonial,semi-feudalsociety.Atthesametime,throughtheunequaltreaties,ourcountrylostlotsoflands.Allofnation,especiallyourpitifulfellowcountrymenlivedagreathardlife.ThecontradictionbetweenimperialismandtheChinesenationandbetweenfeudalismandthebroadmasseso
5、fthepeoplebecametheprimarycontradictionsinmodernChinesesociety.AndsomepeoplewithloftyidealsrealizedthatthecountrywasinadangerandtheyshouldtakeactionstodothestruggleandtheawakeningoftheChinesepeople.Inordertosafeguardthecountry'ssovereigntyanddefendth
6、enation'sdignity,theChinesepeopleunflinchinglyattackedtheforeigninvaders,foilingtheimperialistpowers'plottosubjugateChina.Thenationalcrisisandthepeople'smiseryconstantlydeepenedwhichspurredChinesepeopleofinsighttoponderthenation'sfutureandthecountry'
7、sfateandsearchforapathtosalvation.Inordertoprotectthecountryfromaggression,Chineseearlyattemptedtofindawayoutforthecountry.Facedwithnationalcrisisandsocialconflictsofanunprecedentedseverity,allstrataofChinesesociety,includingthepeasantry,feudalruling
8、classandthecapitalist,begantoexploretheoutwayofournationandcountry.Forexample,TaipingRebellionwasthepeasantmovementwhichwasfightagainsttheQinggovernmentandtheforeigninvaders.ButleaderoftheTaipingArmycouldnotbreakawayfromthefeudalthoughtsothattheycoul
