Background

On May 4,1919,more then 3,000 students in Beijing gathered in front of Tian'anmen Gate to demonstrate against the betrayal of the northern warlord government at the Paris Peace Conference,demanding the safeguarding of national sovereignty and eliminating traitors in the country.This movement swept the whole country cousing a widespread response from the masses.The workers and businessmen allwent on strike and a nationwide movement against imperialism and the traitorous government came into being.It was know as the May Fourth Movement in China's history.With the unfolding of the movement,Marxism was disseminated in China.In 1927 the Communist Party of China(CPC) was founded,marking the entry of China's proletariat into the political arena.

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