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The Opium War was the beginning of China's modern history for four reasons:

First, after the war, China's social nature underwent fundamental changes, from a backward, closed, but independent feudal country to a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.

The second is the change in the direction of China's development, before the war China was a declining feudal power, the feudal system has decayed, and it is slowly developing into a capitalist society, and if there is no interference from external forces, China will eventually undergo a bourgeois revolution and become a capitalist country like the Western powers; After the Opium War, China's national capitalism could not have developed normally, and China could not have developed into a mature capitalist society, and finally chose the socialist road.

Third, the main contradiction in society has changed, the main contradiction in China before the war was the contradiction between the peasant class and the feudal landlord class, while the main contradiction after the war includes the contradiction between the peasant class and the landlord class, and the contradiction between the Chinese nation and foreign colonial invaders, that is, the main contradiction in society has become complicated.

Fourth, the revolutionary task changed, the original revolutionary task was to oppose the feudal forces of the country, but after the war, the task of opposing foreign colonial aggression was added, and the nature of the revolution changed from the traditional peasant war to the old nationalist revolution.

Modern history began in 1840, marked by the Opium War.

Modern history began with the May Fourth Movement, that is, in 1919.

Contemporary history began with the liberation of China, that is, in 1949.

China's modern history began in 1840, because the Opium War began in 1840, and China began to enter a semi-feudal and semi-colonial society in 1840, which was an important turning point in Chinese history.

After all, history textbooks are approved by the state and are issued by the state, representing the official, and many other books are private works, and their views only represent their personal opinions, not the views of the majority.

Well, the history books say 1840. The Xinhai Revolution is the starting point of contemporary history.

It's 1840, and that's what the history books say, and that's what the official says.

The Opium War is modern Chinese history.

Here's why:

1. After the war, the nature of Chinese society underwent fundamental changes.

From a backward, closed but independent feudal country to a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.

2. China's social class has changed.

Before the war, there were two main classes in Chinese society: the landlord class and the peasant class; After the war, a new bourgeoisie emerged.

and the proletariat.

3. The main contradictions in society have changed.

The main contradiction in pre-war China was the contradiction between the peasant class and the feudal landlord class; The main contradictions of the post-war period include foreign capitalism.

The contradiction between the Chinese nation and feudalism and the masses of the people, the former is the most important contradiction. That is, the main contradiction in society is complicated.

4. The tasks of the revolution have changed.

The original revolutionary task was to oppose the feudal forces of the country, but after the war, the task of opposing foreign colonial aggression was added, and the nature of the revolution changed from the traditional peasant war to the old nationalist revolution.

The Opium War is modern Chinese history.

There are three main reasons for the beginning.

First, after the Opium War, the nature of Chinese society changed, from a completely closed feudal society.

It gradually degenerated into a semi-feudal and semi-colonial society. After the First Opium War, China and Britain signed the first humiliating Treaty of Nanjing, which was humiliating in modern history.

Cession of Hong Kong Island to the British.

And compensate **21 million taels, open the treaty port, and lose the autonomy of the customs. This started the frenzy of the great powers to carve up China, and China gradually degenerated from a completely closed feudal society to a semi-feudal and semi-colonial society.

Second, China's social contradictions have changed. The main contradiction in Chinese society has changed from the contradiction between the feudal landlord class and the Lao peasants to the contradiction between the Western colonial class and the feudal landlord class. The Chinese people faced the oppression of both the feudal landlord class and the Western colonial class at the same time.

Third, the historical mission of Chinese society has changed. The task of the Chinese people has changed from the struggle against the feudal landlord class to the struggle for national liberation and the overthrow of the feudal landlords and the slowing down of class rule.

1840 Opium War.

1851-1964 Taiping Heaven Reform and Respect for the Nation Movement.

1856 to 1860 Second Opium War.

The Westernization Movement from the 60s to 1895 in the 19th century.

Sino-Japanese War from 1894 to 1895.

June 11, 1898 - September 21, 1898.

From 1900 to 1901, the Eight-Nation Coalition invaded China.

1911 Xinhai Revolution.

On February 12, 1912, Emperor Xuantong abdicated, and feudal society ended.

In 1915, the New Culture Movement began.

May 4, 1919, the May Fourth Patriotic Movement.

In July 1921, the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its first National Congress on Behalf of Nuclear Weapons and the Communist Party of China (CPC).

The Opium War and the signing of a series of unequal treaties, such as the Treaty of Nanjing, marked China's entry into a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.

In 1794, the British East India Company began to produce opium into China**, and since then the import of opium into China has been increasing.

Opium flowed into China in large quantities and gradually became a drug that corrupted people's character, corroded people's minds, and stifled people's lives, and became an increasingly serious social problem. In 1796, the Qing Dynasty ordered the suspension of opium taxes and strictly prohibited the import of opium. Since then, several orders have been issued prohibiting the importation, trafficking, cultivation and consumption of opium.

Since then, opium** has become a completely illegal activity, and opium has changed from an open ** to a large-scale smuggling. The British bourgeoisie and its **extraction of a large amount of China** from opium**.

By 1830 and 1831, the number of opium smuggled into China had increased to 21,849 boxes, in 1836 and 1837 to 28,307 boxes, and in 1838 to 1839 to 35,500 boxes.