What sparked the Tiananmen Square protests

The Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989 occurred as a result of student-initiated demand for a social reform to bring better employment conditions and opportunities for the working class. The movement that ultimately resulted in the massacre was initiated by Chinese students, who were later joined by Chinese citizens in working class. Student protests began in April of 1989, during which time students demanded reforms to bring more opportunities for those people in the working class to have access to better jo