The May 4th Movement was the end of the old democratic revolution in China and the beginning of the new democratic revolution, and the China revolution entered a new historical period.

Leaders: Chen Duxiu, Cai Yuanpei, Li Dazhao, etc

19 14 when the first world war broke out, Japan declared war on Germany, captured the entire Qingdao and Ji Jiao railways, took control of Shandong province, and took away all kinds of rights and interests occupied by Germany in Shandong. World War I ended and Germany was defeated. 1919 65438+10/8, the victors held a "peace conference" in Paris. The Beijing government and the Guangzhou military government jointly formed a China delegation to participate in the peace conference as victorious countries, demanding the abolition of the privileges of the great powers in China, the abolition of the 21 unequal treaties concluded by Japanese imperialism and Yuan Shikai, and the return of the rights of Shandong that Japan took from Germany in World War II. Under the control of imperialist powers, the Paris Peace Conference not only rejected China's request, but also stipulated in the peace treaty with Germany that all the privileges of Germany in Shandong should be transferred to Japan. The Beijing government is going to sign a "peace treaty", which has aroused strong opposition from the people of China. The May 4th Movement happened in this way.

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