The development process of world history includes two basic aspects: vertical development and horizontal development. The vertical development of history mainly refers to the continuous progress of human society from low level to high level, such as the continuous evolution of social production mode and the continuous change of social form. And the horizontal development of history.
The horizontal development of history includes the forms of dependence and contact, communication and exchange, imitation and learning, influence and infiltration, conflict and confrontation, as well as direct horizontal movements such as personnel exchanges, traffic gap, migration and expansion, aggression, bilateral, multilateral and even world wars.
The primitive closed-door state of all ethnic groups has been more and more completely eliminated due to the increasingly perfect mode of production and communication and the spontaneous division of labor of all ethnic groups, and history has increasingly become the history of the world. Therefore, in theory, the horizontal development of history is an objective law.
The horizontal development of history is also a basic fact. After the emergence of human civilization, it has long been in the stage of agricultural society. The traditional agricultural economy is characterized by more contact between people and nature (soil, rain, climate, seasons, etc.). ), this is a relatively self-controlled economic model, so it has not expanded outward in essence, so all regions and nationalities in the world have been isolated for a long time.
The Historical Significance of the Founding of New China
The establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC) is an important milestone in the history of China. Its establishment marked a great leap from feudal autocracy to people's democracy in China, ended the history of imperialist powers invading China and bullying the people of China, and made the Chinese nation stand among the nations in the world with a brand-new attitude.
2. The establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC) ended two thousand years of feudal autocracy in China and started a new era of people's democracy. This change has had a far-reaching impact on the social progress in China and laid the foundation for China's modernization.