明治维新的转折点——西南战争

西南战争是日本明治维新后规模最大的一次内战,是明治维新的转折点。它爆发的根本原因是明治政府大刀阔斧的改革政策,剥夺了封建武士的特权,引起了他们的不满和反抗,最终导致了1877年这场历时8个月的反政府叛乱。这是一场以复辟封建制度为目的的叛乱,是逆历史潮流而动的事件。明治政府最终平定了这场叛乱,对封建顽固势力进行一次大规模的清算,基本上消灭了顽固守旧的士族,彻底打消了士族阶层通过武装叛乱恢复自己昔日“辉煌”的念头,为明治政府以后各项改革政策在全国的顺利推行、资本主义经济的发展和“财阀”的形成起到了极大的推动作用,使日本从此进入到向近代化国家稳步发展和自由民权运动逐渐高涨的新时期。

On South- west War: turning point in Japanese Mingzhi Reform

The South-west War was the largest civil war in Japan after Mingzhi reform,which was the turning point of Mingzhi reform.Its basic reason was the reform policies carried out by Mingzhi government,which deprived feudal knights of their privilege.That aroused their great resentment and revolt,and finally led to this anti-government rebellion of feudal system,which went against the trend of the times.Mingzhi government appeased the rebellion at last,and exposed and punished the feudal diehards.The triumph played a positive role in many aspects,such as the practice of reform policies,the development of capitalistic economy and the formation of plutocrat,that Japan went into a new stage of country's development with steady steps and movement for free civil rights.