The May 4th Movement was a patriotic movement that took place in Beijing on May 4th 19 19, mainly involving young students, the masses, citizens and businessmen, and was carried out through demonstrations, petitions, strikes and violent anti-government. Also known as the "May 4th Storm".

Cause: During the First World War, European powers had no time to look east, and the Japanese took the opportunity to strengthen their aggression against China, which seriously damaged China's sovereignty. Japanese people's anti-Japanese sentiment is increasing day by day. 1919110 In October, the victors such as Britain, the United States, France, Japan and Italy held a peace conference with Germany in Paris and decided that Japan would inherit Germany's privileges in Shandong, China.

From the celebration of "Justice over might" in 2008 1 91/to the Paris conference in the following year1,in just two months, China at that time fully explained the law that "weak countries have no diplomacy since ancient times", and the so-called "justice over power" was just a beautiful fairy tale. Faced with such a humiliating situation.

After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), May 4th was officially designated as Youth Day by the State Council, the Central People's Government. On April 30th, 20 19, the conference to commemorate the May 4th Movement 100 anniversary was held in the Great Hall of the People.

Historical reasons

In the late Qing Dynasty, especially after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, innovative ideas were widely introduced into China and influenced the younger generation. In the early years of the Republic of China, with the development of Chen Duxiu's Youth Magazine (later renamed New Youth) and the advancement of the vernacular movement, the ideas of freedom and resistance to traditional authority influenced students and ordinary citizens.

The New Culture Movement held high the banner of democracy and science, inspired and influenced the people of China, especially the youth of China, in the ideological and cultural field, and fundamentally laid the ideological foundation for the May 4th Movement.

The development of mass organizations in the Republic of China included young chinese Society, Industrial Society, Xinmin Society, Xinchao Society, Civilian Education Lecture Group and Work-study Mutual Aid Group. It laid an organizational foundation for the May Fourth Movement to be carried out throughout the country.