May 4th Movement Flashcards
When was the May Fourth Movement?
4th May 1919
What was this May Fourth Movement protesting?
The Day of Shame and The Treaty of Versailles
How many workers did China send to allies in WW1?
100,000
Why were the students protesting the Treaty of Versailles?
China expected German concessions in China to be returned to them
Instead, the national Government in Beijing agreed to give German concessions to Japan in 1918 secretly
How many students rallied in Tiananmen Square?
3,000
What did the May Fourth Movement show in terms of nationalist tendency?
Unity of workers, students and intellectuals showed the beginning of an important nationalist movement
How did the May Fourth Movement contribute to the New Culture Movement and vice versa?
May Fourth was caused by nationalist tendency created in the NCM
May Fourth increased nationalist tendency in the NCM
