How the May 4th Movement in China Changed History

The May 4th Movement aka New Culture Movement is probably the most important event in Chinese history that you never heard of. What started as student protests against the unfair treatment China received at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 evolved into a cultural, political and literary movement that made the written Chinese language more accessible to all and provided the catalyst to the rise of the Chinese Communist Party. To learn more, check out these episodes from The China History Podcast:

The May 4th Movement

The Founding of the CCP

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[rdmariah]

This is such a digestible, concise summary of a really complicated chunk of history. Thanks for sharing.

[s_vvie]

This was very helpful and was easy to understand! :) it was a great starting point in understanding the historical context for my class in modernization in China.

[WorldOfWonder]

Thank you so much for this history lesson

[felixf]

My thanks. This really helped me get a better understanding of the topic and China's history. 10/10.

[wowiekazowie]

thank you so so much! i've been in the "i don't fully understand the subject but at this point i'm too afraid to ask" state for a couple weeks now in my chinese lit class, and now i think i finally understand the context for what we're studying! this was very helpful!

[purgrey]

Chinese history is incredibly hard to get a grasp on. This video helped me understand the history behind Chinese communism. thanks! :)

[MooseMoose]

Thank you so much for making this video, helped me so much with my essay <3

[PRAKASHSHARMA-buxi]

Jonathan D. Spence's The search of Modern China, chapter 11 and 13

[PhilemonChan]

Good and clear explanation about this movement. Since 1949, the Chinese govt has designated 4 May as their Youth Day.

[joslynlhmar]

Thank you ❤️ that was easy to understand rather than learning in the book 😅😂

[rammoorthi]

Thanks sir it's easier than my book

[zachbellini]

What is the name of the scholar who promoted the new written language and studied under John Dewey? Sorry I would like to do more research, but I need the correct spelling.

[krishanu-dk]

In India we read about May 4th Movement.

We have somewhat abnormal relationship but I want China to become a friend of India. 🙏🏻

[mikeyuskiw]

From a white guy who studied this in China, I must say, 说的真好。

[citrusblast]

Its so funny how china has a significant event on may 4 and in the west its just a funny hee hee star wars pun day