The May 4th Movement was a patriotic movement that took place in Beijing on May 4th 19 19. It mainly involved young students, the broad masses, citizens, businessmen and other classes, and was carried out through demonstrations, petitions, strikes and violent anti-government. Also known as the "May 4th Storm".

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The Revolution of 1911 was a thorough national democratic revolution in modern China. Politically and ideologically, it has brought immeasurable liberation to the people of China. The Revolution of 1911 opened a modern national democratic revolution in a complete sense, overthrew the autocratic monarchy that ruled China for thousands of years, established a republic, and ended the autocratic monarchy.

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In the late Qing Dynasty, especially after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, new ideas and innovative ideas of mass organizations were introduced into China, which influenced the younger generation. In the early years of the Republic of China, with the development of Youth magazine founded by Chen Duxiu (later renamed as New Youth) and the popularization of the vernacular movement, the thought of freedom and resistance to traditional authority influenced students and ordinary citizens.

The New Culture Movement held high the banner of democracy and science, inspired and influenced the people of China, especially the youth of China, in the ideological and cultural fields, and fundamentally laid the ideological foundation and intellectual source of the May 4th Movement.

The development of mass organizations during the Republic of China included young chinese Society, Industrial Society, Xinmin Society, Xinchao Society, Civilian Education Lecture Group and Work-study Mutual Aid Group. It laid an organizational foundation for the May Fourth Movement to be carried out throughout the country.