1919

Versailles Treaty; students’ protest against the treaty; May Fourth Movement broke out from Peking and spread to major Chinese cities; this new cultural movement was characterized by its anti-traditionalism;

Click here to see a documentary clip on the May Fourth Movement.
Click here to see a documentary clip on the Cultural Revolution.

Some Britannica Encyclopedia Articles:

Other Articles:

New Culture in a New World: The May Fourth Movement and the Chinese Diaspora in Singapore, 1919-1932 David Kenley
Nationalism’s Double Edge Suisheng Zhao
Chinese Students and Anti-Japanese Protests, Past and Present Jeffrey Wasserstrom
How Literary Rebels Became Cultural Revolutionaries Vera Schwarcz
Rebellion and Revolution: The May 4th Movement Richard R. Wertz

 

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