1. The Revolution of 1911 overthrew the feudal autocratic monarchy system for more than two thousand years and established the bourgeois democratic republic. 2. The Revolution of 1911 overthrew the decadent rule of the Qing court and dealt a heavy blow to foreign capitalist forces invading China. 3. The Revolution of 1911 promoted the development of national capitalism to some extent. After the founding of the Republic of China, there was an upsurge of establishing enterprises in China. In just a few years, the strength of capitalist economy has increased rapidly. 4. The Revolution of 1911 liberated people's spirit and thoughts as never before, and democratic thoughts were widely spread. The Revolution of 1911 was a revolutionary movement that broke out in the semi-colonial countries in the early 20th century. It broke the colonial rule in Asia and had a great influence on the national liberation movements in Asian countries.
There are also profound reasons for the failure of the Revolution of 1911: feudalism greatly surpassed revolutionaries in military strength, political experience and social foundation, which is the objective reason for its failure; The political weakness and compromise of bourgeois revolutionaries are the subjective reasons for the failure of the revolution. Its specific performance is:
1. The revolutionaries did not have a clear and thorough anti-imperialist and anti-feudal program. The Allies opposed the Manchu Dynasty and the imperial system, but spared their main enemies. So after the abdication of the Qing emperor, they lost their goal of progress. They dare not confront foreign capitalism head-on, but fantasize about gaining sympathy and support from foreign capitalism through compromise and concession. As a result, the revolution was stifled by foreign capitalism. They only focused on establishing a "Republican" regime.
2. The revolutionaries did not form a unified and strong leadership core. Since its establishment, China League has lacked unified ideological beliefs and weak organizational strength. Such a party cannot lead the revolution to victory.
3. The Revolution of 1911 didn't touch the economic foundation of semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, so it couldn't fully mobilize and rely on the masses, especially the peasants. They used communist party and the new army, but did not mobilize the peasants, and even suppressed the peasants' anti-feudal struggle at the height of the revolution.
Revolutionaries did not establish their own revolutionary armed forces to overthrow the old government and defend the new regime. They rely on Qing soldiers and secret anti-Qing parties. After the Wuchang Uprising, most of the people's armies established in various places were adapted from the old army and the party, and the leadership was also in the hands of the constitutionalists and the old bureaucrats.
The above-mentioned weaknesses of bourgeois revolutionaries are determined by the weaknesses and compromises of their classes. China's national bourgeoisie, oppressed by foreign powers and bound by domestic feudalism, has revolutionary demands against foreign capitalism and feudalism, but it is inextricably linked with foreign capitalism and feudalism, and is extremely weak economically and politically. They fantasized about gaining national independence without opposing foreign capitalist aggression and establishing democratic politics without overthrowing the feudal land system, which determined that the Revolution of 1911 was inevitable.
The failure of the Revolution of 1911 left two most important lessons for the China Revolution: 1. It is impossible for the national bourgeoisie in China to completely overthrow the reactionary rule and feudalism of foreign powers and lead the China revolution to victory.