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China in 1919

Historical records for China in 1919, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

25Records
11Events
9Named people
6Places
6Categories

Historical records

May

4 May 1919DemonstrationsChou En-Lai

Tiananmen Sqr · Warfare / World War, 1st

Leads a student protest against the Versailles Peace Conference

4 May 1919DemonstrationsPu-i

Beijing · House / House of Ching

Over 3000 students of Peking University and other schools gather together in front of Tiananmen and hold a demonstration

4 May 1919May 4th MovementPu-i

Beijing · House / House of Ching

Students join in a protest in the Tiananmen Square of Beijing against the European powers decision to grant German-controlled Shandong to Japan, and thus create a new nationalist Chinese movement ("May 4th movement"). Over 3000 students of Peking University and other schools gather together in front of Tiananmen and hold a demonstration. Demonstrations against the terms of the Treaty of Versailles

4 May 1919Treaty of VersaillesPu-i

Beijing · Warfare / World War, 1st

Demonstrations against the terms of the Treaty of Versailles

5 May 1919May 4th MovementCao Rulin

Beijing · Government / Government of China

Under intense public outcry, the Beiyang Government has to release the arrested students and dismiss Cao Rulin, Zhang Zongxiang and Lu Zongyu from their posts

5 May 1919May 4th MovementZhang Zongxiang

Beijing · Government / Government of China

Under intense public outcry, the Beiyang Government has to release the arrested students and dismiss Cao Rulin, Zhang Zongxiang and Lu Zongyu from their posts

5 May 1919May 4th MovementLu Zongyu

Beijing · Government / Government of China

Under intense public outcry, the Beiyang Government has to release the arrested students and dismiss Cao Rulin, Zhang Zongxiang and Lu Zongyu from their posts

5 May 1919May 4th MovementLu Zongyu

Paris · Warfare / World War, 1st

Chinese representatives in Paris refuse to sign on the peace Treaty, the May 4th Movement win the initial victory, more symbolic than anything else, Japan retains the Shandong Peninsula and Pacific Islands won in World War I

5 May 1919Rule of ShandongLu Zongyu

Shandong Peninsula · Warfare / World War, 1st

Chinese representatives in Paris refuse to sign on the peace Treaty, the May 4th Movement win the initial victory, more symbolic than anything else, Japan retains the Shandong Peninsula and Pacific Islands won in World War I

10 May 1919DemonstrationsChou En-Lai

Nankai · Politics / Communist Party

Arrives in Nankai University to organize student rebellion against western imperialism

May 1919May Fourth MovementZhou Enlai

Tianjin · Politics / Chinese Communist Party

Takes part in student activism associated with the May Fourth movement and campaigns against foreign privileges.

August

22 August 1919DemonstrationsChou En-Lai

Beijing · Politics / Communist Party

En-Lai organizes a demonstration in Beijing

22 August 1919Reballion of Rebels in TianjinChou En-Lai

Tianjin · Politics / Communist Party

The magazine "Tianjin Student" is closed down by the police

22 August 1919Reballion of Rebels in TianjinChou En-Lai

Tianjin · Revolution / Revolution of China

The magazine "Tianjin Student" is closed down by the police

September

6 September 1919Awareness SocietyChou En-Lai

Politics / Communist Party

Founds the "hard core" Awareness Society due to "demonstration fatigue"

Other Events

1919Awakening SocietyZhou Enlai

Tianjin · Politics / Chinese Communist Party

Helps organise the Awakening Society, a student political group in Tianjin.

1919DemonstrationsPu-i

Tiananmen Sqr · House / House of Ching

Students join in a protest in the Tiananmen Square of Beijing against the European powers decision to grant German-controlled Shandong to Japan, and thus create a new nationalist Chinese movement ("May 4th movement")

1919DemonstrationsMao Tse-Tung

Beijing · Politics / Communist Party

Student riots in Peking

1919EditorLi Dazhao

Politics / Communist Party

Appointed co-editor of "New Youth", a student Marxist magazine

1919EditorChen Duxiu

Politics / Communist Party

Appointed co-editor of "New Youth", a student Marxist magazine

1919EditorChou En-Lai

Politics / Communist Party

Appointed Editor of the "Tianjin Student" which sells 20,000 copies every 3rd day

1919Reballion of Rebels in TianjinChou En-Lai

Tianjin · Politics / Communist Party

Organizes Students Union "to struggle against the warlords & against imperialism"

1919Return to ChinaZhou Enlai

Tianjin · Politics / Chinese Communist Party

Returns to China and becomes active in the student movement in Tianjin.

1919Rule of ShandongPu-i

Shandong Peninsula · Warfare / World War, 1st

Students join in a protest in the Tiananmen Square of Beijing against the European powers decision to grant German-controlled Shandong to Japan, and thus create a new nationalist Chinese movement ("May 4th movement")

1919Study SocietyMao Tse-Tung

Politics / Communist Party

Founds the New Peoples Study Society

Names involved

Cao RulinChen DuxiuChou En-LaiLi DazhaoLu ZongyuMao Tse-TungPu-iZhang ZongxiangZhou Enlai

Places involved

BeijingNankaiParisShandong PeninsulaTiananmen SqrTianjin

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.