Date of recording:
June 29, 2022
Duration:
19:20 min
About the Speaker
Uluğ Kuzuoğlu, Washington University in St. Louis. Professor Kuzuoğlu works and teaches on modern Chinese and global history.
Slides for Classroom Use
Global May 4th: China and the World in 1919 – Presentation PDF [16 MB]
Teaching Guide
Outline & Key Points for Teachers
Background Reading and Classroom Material
Before and After the May Fourth Movement [Asia for Educators]
The so-called “May Fourth” or “new culture” movement began in China around 1916, following the failure of the 1911 Revolution to establish a republican government, and continued through the 1920s. This unit includes a background reading and three primary-source readings: Chen Duxiu’s “Our Final Awakening” (1916) [PDF]; Chiang Kai-shek’s “Essentials of a New Life Movement” (Speech, 1934) [PDF]; Mao Zedong’s “Reform Our Study” (1941), plus discussion questions and suggested activities for students.
The Treaty of Versailles [PDF] [University of Texas, Hemispheres Consortium]
On May 4, 1919 protests against the terms of the Treaty of Versailles broke out in China. This curriculum unit reviews the end of World War I and the impact of the treaty. It includes an overview of the treaty and its provisions as well as an analysis exercise using photographs and political cartoons [PDF].
Peacemaking, 1919: The Peace Conference at Versailles [Reacting Consortium]
This game places students inside the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, the complicated and politically fraught peace conference that will bring an end to the Great War. Students represent nations and will grapple with complex ideas including: international cooperation vs. sovereignty; acceptable conduct of war; self-determination, nationalism, democracy and imperialism; disarmament; the rights and treatment of minority populations.
Liang Qichao: China’s First Democrat [PDF] [AFE]
Hu Shih [Columbia University]
Online article on Hu Shih, onetime cultural critic who became a leading figure in the emergence of modern China.
Liang Qichao: China’s First Democrat [AFE]
