Westernization Movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf art movement
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Self-Strengthening_Movement
gptkbp:cause corruption
military defeats
limited scope
lack of institutional reform
resistance from conservatives
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:endDate 1895
gptkbp:goal gptkb:military
industrialization
modernization of China
adoption of Western technology
gptkbp:historicalName Qing dynasty decline
foreign invasions
internal rebellions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Westernization Movement
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Opium_Wars
gptkb:Western_powers
gptkbp:language gptkb:Chinese
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Qing_dynasty
gptkbp:location gptkb:Beijing
gptkb:Shanghai
gptkb:Tianjin
gptkb:Fuzhou
gptkbp:notableEvent establishment of arsenals
creation of modern schools
establishment of shipyards
sending students abroad
building railways
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Li_Hongzhang
gptkb:Prince_Gong
gptkb:Zeng_Guofan
gptkb:Zuo_Zongtang
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:China_Merchants'_Steam_Navigation_Company
gptkb:Fuzhou_Arsenal
gptkb:Jiangnan_Arsenal
gptkb:Tianjin_Machine_Factory
gptkb:Kaiping_Coal_Mine
gptkb:Tongwen_Guan_(School_of_Combined_Learning)
gptkbp:opposedBy conservative officials
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hundred_Days'_Reform
gptkb:Meiji_Restoration_(Japan)
Late Qing reforms
gptkbp:resultedIn military reforms
failure to prevent foreign domination
limited modernization
rise of new industries
gptkbp:significance first major attempt at modernization in China
gptkbp:startDate 1861
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zuo_Zongtang
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5