May Fourth Movement

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intellectual movement political movement student movement

The May Fourth Movement was a landmark 1919 Chinese intellectual and political movement led largely by students, which protested foreign imperialism and traditional culture while promoting nationalism, science, and democracy.

Aliases (1)

May Fourth Movement origins (Qingdao, Shandong issue) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intellectual movement → political movement → student movement →
aftermath	dismissal of pro-Japanese officials in Beijing government → refusal of Chinese delegation to sign Treaty of Versailles →
alsoKnownAs	May Fourth Incident → Wusi Yundong →
cause	Shandong Problem → Treaty of Versailles → foreign imperialism in China → weak response of Beiyang government →
chronology	early Republican era of China →
country	China →
followed	New Culture Movement →
hasEffect	delegitimization of the Beiyang government → growth of anti-imperialist sentiment → rise of Marxism in China → spread of vernacular Chinese (baihua) →
hasTheme	anti-imperialism → cultural reform → modernization → national salvation →
influenced	Chinese Communist Party → Chinese nationalism in the 20th century → Chinese vernacular language reform → New Culture Movement → modern Chinese literature →
language	Chinese →
location	Beijing → Tiananmen Square →
namedAfter	4 May 1919 demonstrations →
opposed	imperialist powers → traditional Confucian culture → warlordism in China →
participant	Chinese intellectuals → Chinese university students → merchants → urban workers →
partOf	Chinese Revolution (1911–1949) →
pointInTime	1919 →
promoted	Chinese nationalism → democracy → science →
significantEvent	boycott of Japanese goods in China → nationwide strikes and protests → student demonstrations in Beijing on 1919-05-04 →
slogan	Mr. Democracy → Mr. Science →
startTime	1919-05-04 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chinese Revolution → New Culture Movement →	hasPart
Chen Duxiu → Li Dazhao →	movement
Chen Duxiu → He Shuheng →	participantIn
Chinese nationalism →	influencedBy
Li Dazhao →	participatedIn
Shandong ("May Fourth Movement origins (Qingdao, Shandong issue)") →	wasSceneOf