The May 4th Movement is a protest activity dominated by young students, the masses, citizens and businessmen. It is also a patriotic movement in the form of strikes and violent confrontation with higher authorities.
The May 4th Movement was due to the fact that during the First World War, Japan took the opportunity to strengthen its aggression against China, which seriously damaged China's sovereignty, so the anti-Japanese sentiment of the people in China was growing.
19 19 The failure of China's diplomacy at the Paris Peace Conference triggered the Great May 4th Movement. On May 4th, students in Beijing began to skip classes and organized lectures and publicity spontaneously. Later, students and workers from Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Wuhan and Jinan also gave support. The slogan of the May 4th Movement is: Fight for sovereignty with foreign countries, and the country opposes thieves.