Patriotic movement Youth Day origin of the May 4, 1919 outbreak in Beijing China people against imperialism, feudalism. In 1914 the outbreak of the first World War, Japan's excuse to declare war on Germany, captured Qingdao and Jiaoji railway line, take control of Shandong, Germany in Shandong occupied various rights and interests. In 1918 the end of the war, the defeat of germany. In January 18, 1919, the victors held "peace conference in Paris".
The government of Beijing and the Guangzhou military government coalition Chinese delegation, to participate and will be victorious, proposed to abolish the powers of the privileges in China, the abolition of the Japanese imperialists made with Yuan Shikai's "Twenty-one" unequal treaties, the right to demand the return of Shandong during World War II from Germany to take in hand. And Paris will be manipulated by imperialist powers, not only refused to China requirements, but also in Germany and some provisions, the privilege of Germany in Shandong, all transferred to japan. The Beijing government was prepared to sign the "peace treaty", which has aroused strong opposition China people.
The afternoon of May 4th, more than 3000 students from Peking University, higher normal school and other thirteen schools, broke through the police to obstruct the party before the meeting speech, after a demonstration, put forward "outside the sovereignty dispute, in addition to traitor", "cancel twenty-one", "refused to sign the treaty" and other slogans, also called for punishment Japanophile Cao Rulin Zhang Zongxiang, Lu Zongyu. The parade Lane toward the East, the embassy Yanbu was blocked, then went to the home floor alley Cao Rulin homes. Students into caodu, Cao Rulin rushed into hiding, it is Zhang Zongxiang by students beaten, Cao Zhaiye burned, police arrested more than 30 students. Beijing student strike, protest the national electricity.
五四青年节的来历 1919年5月4日在北京爆发的中国人民反对帝国主义、封建主义的爱国运动。1914年第一次世界大战爆发，日本借口对德宣战，攻占青岛和胶济铁路全线，控制了山东省，夺去德国在山东强占的各种权益。1918年大战结束，德国战败。1919年1月18日，战胜国在巴黎召开 “和平会议”。
北京政府和广州军政府联合组成中国代表团，以战胜国身分参加和会，提出取消列强在华的各项特权，取消日本帝国主义与袁世凯订立的 “二十一条”不平等条约，归还大战期间日本从德国手中夺去的山东各项权利等要求。巴黎和会在帝国主义列强操纵下，不但拒绝中国的要求，而且在对德和约上，明文规定把德国在山东的特权，全部转让给日本。北京政府竟准备在 “和约”上签字，从而激起了中国人民的强烈反对。
5月4日下午，北京大学、高等师范学校等十三所学校的三千多名学生，冲破军警的阻挠到******前集会演讲，后举行游行示威，提出 “外争主权、内除国贼”、 “取消二十一条”、 “拒绝和约签字”等口号，同时要求惩办亲日派曹汝霖、章宗祥、陆宗舆。游行队伍向东交民巷进发，遭到使馆巡捕的阻拦，转而来到赵家楼胡同曹汝霖的住宅。学生冲入曹宅，曹汝霖急忙躲藏起来，正在该处的章宗祥受到学生痛打，曹宅也被焚烧，军警当场逮捕了三十多名学生。北京学生实行罢课，通电全国表示抗议。
