Self Strengthening Movement
... The main leader of the restoration movement was Emperor Dowager. ... Emperor Dowager was against the modernization movement and attempted to revive traditional Chinese ways. ... From this idea, emerged the Self Strengthening movement. ... The Self-strengthening movement also bought about the diversified commercial prospects in such things as cotton, paper, matches, and iron. ... The main leader of the Self-Strengthening Movement was Li Hung-Chang. The Self-Strengthening movement was based on the idea of the reform by following the Westerners. The reform was called"Self Strengthening.” The Self-Strengthening movement consisted of some reform but there were also areas of conservatism. There were two majors components of self strengthening. The first major portion of self-strengthening was learning Western technology, industry, and language, in order to match the powerfulness of the Westerners. ... The self-strengthening movement was applied in matters of school Li Hung-chang sought to have steamships in place in China. ... It was evident bye the late 1890’s that the Self-strengthening movement was not a success. ... The Self-Strengthening Movement provided a new shift in the outlook of the Chinese to Westerners.