At the beginning of the course "Modern History of China", my heart was full of doubts: We have studied this history twice in junior high school and once in senior high school, and now we are in college, how can we learn it? And the content is the same, from the Opium War to the present, without renovation!

Although I didn't say it, I feel that this arrangement in the school is purely redundant. The teacher seems to have read our minds. He said, "Although you have studied history several times, I'm going to ask you a few questions now, and some of you may not be able to answer them. When did the Opium War break out? When did the 1911 Revolution break out? These questions are simple. Who can tell me? " As expected, after hearing this question, the whole class bowed their heads and thought hard, and could not give an answer for a long time.

The teacher's question made me realize that although we studied many times, we didn't pay much attention to it. Even if you work hard sometimes, you will be forgotten after the exam. There are not many historical events left in my mind now, just like what I didn't learn at the beginning. This kind of study is invalid and meaningless. So from this perspective, it is reasonable for the school to arrange for us to repeat. He wants us to remember that if we fall behind, we will be beaten! Extending to us is: if you don't work hard, you will be eliminated!

This study, I made up my mind to study hard! Learn more about the modern history of China and be a qualified China person.

"If you fall behind, you will be beaten." In my opinion, this truth runs through the whole history. Looking back, whether it was the Opium War or the Japanese invasion of China, it is obvious that China was bullied because of cowardice. Although we have become stronger and gradually recognized by the world, we have taken off the label of "the sick man of East Asia", but we can't easily forget these disastrous humiliating histories. During this period, imperialist countries, big and small, rushed to invade us, China was forced to sign hundreds of unequal treaties, and the people of China were defeated again and again in the western wars of aggression. This terrible history began in 1840, when Britain, known as the first capitalist power, launched the Opium War against China. After the defeat, the Qing government was forced to sign the treaty of nanking, the first unequal treaty in China's modern history.

Since then, China has become a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. Since then, the first batch of unequal treaties in China's modern history, such as the Sino-British Charter on Trade with Five Ports, the Sino-British Humen Treaty, the Sino-American Wang Xia Treaty, and the Sino-French Huangpu Treaty, have been signed. They were forced to cede territory, pay reparations, open trading ports and negotiate tariffs with foreign countries, and foreign countries gained consular jurisdiction in China and the privilege of preaching at trading ports. These treaties have brought barbarism and humiliation to the people of China.

Later, Britain and France launched the Second Opium War at 1856. After the failure of the Anti-Japanese War, the Qing government was forced to sign the Tianjin Treaty with Britain, France, Russia and the United States. Since then, there have been the British-French-Russian Beijing Treaty, 1885 Sino-French New Testament, 1894 Sino-Japanese treaty of shimonoseki, and 1900 G8 Treaty of Sorrow and Ugliness.

A series of wars of aggression against China and a large number of unequal treaties pushed China into the abyss of disaster and humiliation, which caused poverty and backwardness in modern China, increased the burden on the people and seriously damaged China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Therefore, we should remember China's humiliating history since modern times, and remember the historical lesson that backwardness will lead to beatings.

Without these wars of aggression, I think the situation in China would be much better now. A large number of unequal treaties have set us back for many years in China. However, it is worthy of recognition that since the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), China has developed very rapidly, and we have accomplished tasks that other countries need hundreds of years to complete in a few decades. Just like we built the first Jiefang car, it took only seven years to explode the first atomic bomb, but it took 200 years for the United States. Although we still have some gaps with the United States, Britain and other countries, we should take into account the different historical backgrounds of the two countries.

In fact, the history of China is also an indomitable history of struggle. While the western powers brutally invaded China, the great Chinese nation and unyielding Chinese descendants waged a series of struggles, some from the bottom of society, some from within the Qing government, some organized, and some spontaneous by the masses. The appearance of patriotic generals such as Lin Zexu, Guan Tianpei, Zuo and Ding inspired the people's fighting spirit. The spontaneous anti-British struggle of the people in Sanyuanli, Guangzhou, shows the rebellious spirit of the people in China. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement and the Boxer Rebellion dealt a heavy blow to imperialist forces, and the unity of all social strata gave people hope.

Finally, after World War I, in order to safeguard national sovereignty, the May 4th patriotic movement broke out in 19 19, which spread all over the country and the working class stepped onto the political stage. The May 4th Movement was a thorough anti-imperialist and anti-feudal movement in China's modern history, which promoted the spread of Marxism and created conditions for the establishment of the * * * production party in China.

Therefore, there is no need to blindly worship the United States and Japan, but should worship the China people themselves.

I still remember that the first song I learned when I was a child was "Socialism is Good", and the last sentence of the lyrics was "The people of the whole country are United and set off the climax of socialist construction". I believe all the people in China have heard that "without the Party, there would be no new China". These pop songs are not fabricated out of thin air, but their existence is well founded.

When we talk about China, we can't help thinking of the "Long March of the Red Army" that makes all China people proud. The era of the Long March has gone far away from us, but the "Long March Spirit" has been passed down from generation to generation like preserving spiritual kindling.

On the way to the Long March, many familiar heroic stories often ripple in our hearts. The indomitable, brave and fearless spirit, the cooperative spirit of mutual assistance, friendship and unity, the lofty quality of strict discipline and serving the people wholeheartedly inspire us to move forward all the time. But under countless auras, there are also many equally outstanding soldiers. They may not have the heroic deeds praised by people, but the "Long March Spirit" shines on them.

Here's a story about the Long March-"a dry food bag with the word' Xie' printed on it":

This is a touching story that happened on the way of the Red Army crossing the grass. There is an ordinary Red Army named Xie Yixian. When he crossed the grass, he got four Jin of dry food. On the way, the soldiers saw the hungry mother and son. Xiao Xie left his dry food bag to his teammates. He ate some wild vegetables and cold water every day to satisfy his hunger. Finally, he left because of fatigue. It was not until the mother and son came to return this dry food bag with the word "thank you" that the comrades in the army understood the whole story. ...

After reading this story, my heart is very heavy! Xie Yixian clearly knows that even a small bag of grain is a life-saving "treasure" on the vast grassland, which means a person's life! However, it was under such circumstances that he resolutely gave his food to his mother; I am hungry every day and don't want to get involved with my teammates; Even at the last moment of his life, he was still asking about the mother and son. After learning the answer that "they are fine", he passed away with a smile ... His deep friendship with the people and his comrades-in-arms deeply shocked me and made me see the "Long March spirit" that we have remembered for generations.

Twenty-five thousand li, walked a circle on the land of China, walked a circle in the heart of every China people. Our Red Army has gone through difficulties, breaking through the tight encirclement, crossing snow-capped mountains, grasslands, Chishui and Luding Bridge. From the autumn of 1934 to the month of 1936, this journey has written a glorious page in the history of China and set an unparalleled victory milestone.

For our generation in the new century, the Long March may be too far away. We have never experienced such hardships and such soul-stirring, but this history still brings us countless thoughts. All kinds of immortal "Long March Spirit" are worth pondering and learning. Of course, in the new century, among our students, these "Long March Spirits" need to be carried forward in study, on campus, in life, bit by bit on the road of growth and in the construction of the motherland. We should integrate these spirits into our own blood, make these treasures a part of life, and make ourselves qualified successors.

What shocked me in history was not only the Long March, but also the Revolution of 1911, the crossing of the river by millions of heroes, the May 4th Movement and so on. I won't describe how they made me feel.

Knowing history can tell the gain and loss. Most of the problems we are facing now can draw lessons from history, which is of great significance to our future life. Studying history makes people wise, and history is always strikingly similar. Taking history as a mirror, we can know that it will be replaced.

Other people's opinions are for reference only, I hope it will help!