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May Fourth Movement (1919–1921)

May Fourth Movement (1919–1921)

  1. Japan issues the Twenty-One Demands to China

    Labels: Twenty-One Demands, Japan, Shandong

  2. Chen Duxiu launches Youth Magazine in Shanghai

    Labels: Chen Duxiu, New Youth, Shanghai

  3. Cai Yuanpei becomes chancellor of Peking University

    Labels: Cai Yuanpei, Peking University, Beida

  4. New Youth and allied writers popularize vernacular literature

    Labels: New Youth, vernacular literature, May Fourth

  5. Paris Peace Conference awards Shandong rights to Japan

    Labels: Paris Peace, Shandong, Allied Powers

  6. Beijing students rally at Tiananmen on May Fourth

    Labels: Tiananmen, Beijing students, May Fourth

  7. Student boycotts and strikes spread beyond Beijing

    Labels: Student boycotts, National protests, Chinese students

  8. Beijing police carry out mass arrests of student activists

    Labels: Beijing police, student arrests, public crackdown

  9. Shanghai merchants and workers launch a supportive general strike

    Labels: Shanghai strike, merchants, workers

  10. Government dismisses pro-Japanese officials and releases students

    Labels: Beijing government, official dismissals, student releases

  11. China refuses to sign the Treaty of Versailles

    Labels: Treaty of, China delegation, Shandong dispute

  12. Marxist ideas gain influence in May Fourth intellectual circles

    Labels: Marxism, May Fourth, socialism

  13. Chinese Communist Party is founded after May Fourth activism

    Labels: Chinese Communist, founding congress, Marxist organizers

  14. China and Japan sign Shandong settlement at Washington Conference

    Labels: Washington Conference, Shandong settlement, China Japan