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Cause of the May the Fourth Movement - Coggle Diagram
Cause of the May the Fourth Movement
Cultural Causes
The rejection of the Confucian philosophy, associated with the imperial family
More students where being sent out of China to study so they were being exposed to different ideologies which they brought back to China. This meant that revolutionary ideas/thinking increased
Popular signs such as 'Mr Science' and 'Mr Democracy' were used
Nationalist adn Communist numbers swelled as studets were attched to these movement that had been involved in the protests
both wanted radical change of Chin and a break from foreign oppression
Note: The theme of getting rid of foreign oppression in common amongst many key events in Chinese history - Need to know this for the top marks bands
Foreign Causes
Despite China's support for the Allies in WW1 at the
Paris conference of the Treaty of Versailles
German territory in China went to Japan. China's desire to end foreign control was ignored
On 4th May 1919
, 3,000 students demonstrated their feelings against the peace conference
They marched to the house of a government official who had close links with the Japanese in Beijing. They burnt down the house and beat up the China's minister to Japan
More demonstrations and angry protests occured across the country, followed by strikes.
The government announced that it would not sign the Paris Peace Treaty
These protests were inspired he May the Fourth protests in the in1920s; a determination to force foreigners out of China
Those following the May the Fourth Movement argued that the government had not done enough to pull China free of foreign interference - to achieve this more radical change was needed
Key People Involved
Sun Yat-Sen
1) Returned to China 2) Built support for the GMD (Guomindang) party in May the 4th Movement
Sun Yat-Sen setup a military training academy for the GMD army - wanted to defeat the Warlords and reunify China
USSR Told CCP to join with the GDM and sent specialists to help training of military. Also changed the three principles to fit in better with Leninism
Chiang Kai-Shek
Trained Sun Yet-Sen's military academy
Became new leader when Sun Yat-Sen died
Did not trust the CCP or USSR - anti communism but kept alliance as needed them to defeat warlords
Did not approve of Sun Yat-Sen's three principles, was social conservative, wanted moderate reforms (e.g. education and finance) to help the middle class
Impacts
Rejection of old-fashioned ideas and the adoption of modern ideas
Modern Ideas: freedom, democracy, and equal rights
These new ideas inspired revolutionary groups to fight to achieve unity and independence of China