Ten people who saved the nation

...People saw this situation as a threat to the country's downfall, and on May 4, students in Beijing were the first to rise up, and after a demonstration, they burned down the house of Cao Ruolin, a pro-Japanese official. The movement spread to other cities and classes, and students who refused to attend classes and citizens who gathered in the Ten to Save the Nation began boycotting products and launched an anti-Japanese movement. The Ten were pyramid-shaped organizations made up of 10 people organized into action squads at workplaces and local areas, and played an important role in the movement at that time. ...

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "National Salvation Ten" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…人々はこの事態を亡国の危機ととらえ，5月4日，北京の学生がまっさきに決起し，デモのあと，親日派高官曹汝霖邸を焼き打ちした。運動は各都市，各階層にひろがり，授業拒否の学生，救国十人団に結集した市民が商品ボイコットを始め，反日運動を展開した。十人団とは，職場や地域単位で10人ずつの行動隊を編成してピラミッド型の組織としたもので，このときの運動に重要な役割を果たした。…

※「救国十人団」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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