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Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date New Culture Movement The New Culture Movement (May Fourth Movement) was a unique form of cultural, political, and anti-imperialist movement that occurred because of students’ protests in Beijing. The students protested against the weak response of the Chinese government towards the treaty of Versailles. The demonstrations sparked reactions across the country and even spurred an upsurge a shift towards political mobilization and Chinese nationalism as a move away from the political elites and traditional intellectuals. The May Fourth Movement boosted nationalism across China in favor of the populists rather than elite intellectuals. In a broader sense, the May Fourth Movement characterizes the period 1915-1921 as the New Culture Movement that facilitated new reforms across China. The First World War was the main influence on the establishment of the May Fourth Movement. China had control over the Shandong Peninsula that Germany had administered. After a span of only one year, Japan issued several demands including recognition of de facto Japanese influence on areas that were previously under Germany’s control. Japan threatened to utilize force if China would fail to fulfill its demands. For that reason, China had to agree to the humiliating terms of Anfu government that led China. The May Fourth Movement started on 4th May 1917 after China declared war against Germany. The May Fourth Incident marked the beginning of the irreconcilable split between people who perceived Chinese spiritually and those who sought national salvation through the Communist ideology of the Soviet Union. Following the immediate aftermath of the May Fourth Incident, the camps laid claims to the global revolution. However, aggressive activities of the communists’ contributed to seizure by the left-wing activists. The Chinese government reorganized the Chinese Revolutionary Party to become Chinese Nationalist Party. Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu established the Chinese Communist Party in 1921. The minority members of the party were influenti...