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1840- 1949 is called what era in the history of China?
The period from 1840 to 1949 is called modern history in the history of China, also known as the period of democratic revolution. Divided into two periods:

1. The period of the old democratic revolution (1840- 19 19) began with the first opium war and ended with the May 4th Movement. It was the beginning of the Japanese people's resistance to imperialist colonization of China, including the first and second Opium Wars, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Uprising, the Anti-French War, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Japanese invasion of China, the Russo-Japanese War, the First World War and other major events, which basically caused China's failure and reparations and made China a semi-feudal and semi-colonial society. The country is weak and the people are poor, the powers are rampant, hunger is everywhere, and people are struggling. Unlike China, there are many wars. Only the sound of the October Revolution pointed out a bright road for the confused people of China.

Second, during the new-democratic revolution, the significance of the May 4th Movement19-1949 was to awaken the national pride of China people and make some pioneers of capitalism find the most suitable group-intellectuals, and in June 192656.