The students in the may fourth intellectual movement rejected classical written chinese in favor of a new vernacular chinese called

The students in the May Fourth Intellectual Movement rejected classical written Chinese in favor of a new vernacular Chinese called Pai-Hua.

The standard written form of modern Chinese, based on the northern dialects, especially that of Beijing; the vernacular literary style.

May Fourth Movement, intellectual revolution and sociopolitical reform movement that took place in China in 1917–21. The movement aimed to achieve a national independence, emancipation of the individual, and rebuilding society and culture.

soviet influence spread across eastern europe sharply during and after wwii. the soviet armies liberated the countries in eastern europe and occupied them from the germans as they were forced to retreat towards germany.