The May Fourth Movement

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I.  May Fourth as Event
        A. What is "May 4th"?
                  1. Event
                  2. New Culture Movement
                  3. Chinese "Condition"
                           - Intellectual Class

         B. Political Situation (map)
                  1. Russo-Japanese War (1905)
                  2. 21 Demands
                           - Sections 1-4:
                                    • Recognize Japan's position in Shandong Prov.
                                    • Recognize Japan's special position in Manchuria and Inner Mongolia
                                    • Demanded joint operation of China's iron and steel industries
                                    • Sought to give Japan major economic concessions in China proper
                           - Section 5
                                    • Required China to accept Japanese political, military, and financial advisers 
                                    • Required China purchase at least 50% of their munitions from Japan suppliers
                   3. Treaty of Versailles
                           - Japan's control over former German territory
                           - Secret Agreements:  Duan Qirui
                           - Student Reaction

         C. May Fourth Movement (1919) [Image]
                  1. Public Frustration
                           - Actions: demonstrations, arrests, boycotts

II. May Fourth as "Idea"
         A. May Fourth vs. New Culture Movement
                  1. Intellectual Sphere
                  2. Overseas Studies
                  3. Role in May Fourth
         B. Four Portraits of the New Culture Movement
                  1. Chen Duxiu (1879-1942)
                         - 6 Guiding Principles
                                    1) Be independent and not servile
                                    2) Be progressive and not conservative
                                    3) Be aggressive and not retrogressive
                                    4) Be cosmopolitan and not isolationist
                                    5) Be utilitarian and no impractical
                                    6) Be scientific and not visionary
                  2. Cai Yuanpei (1876-1940)
                  3. Hu Shi (1891-1962)
                         - baihua
                  4. Lu Xun (1881-1936)
                            - "The True Story of Ah-Q" (review)

III. Conclusions
         1. Third Phase of Reform?
         2. Achievements
              a. Literary Revolution
                - Lu Xun
              b. Social Reconstruction
              c. Intensification of Nationalism
         3. Bark or Bite?  
                  - "More effective at destroying the past than at constructing the future."