Support for Western democracy and national self-determination was sweeping the world. The "Taiwanese Cultural Association," which was closely connected to the resistance against the Japanese, was founded in this period. And the conflict between the sugar cane farmers and sugar companies, which had a great impact on intellectuals, took place in this era as well.
時西方民主自由、民族自決主義風靡一時，受到世界思潮的鼓舞，與台灣抗日運動息息相關的「台灣文化協會」創立，蔗農與糖業公司抗爭等的農工運動皆在此階段發生，知識分子思想受到相當程度的啟發。