唯物史观派史学发端于五四，形成于社会史论战中，到抗战期间进至高潮阶段，且取得了令人瞩目的成就。与此前相比，抗战期间唯物史观派的历史观念有了许多重要变动，长期支配后来中国史坛的理论范式、基本假定、核心观念即形成于此一时期，成为后来马克思主义史学的直接源头，而五四时期主要由李大钊发端的唯物史观反被遮蔽。 History of Historical Materialism historical origins in the May 4th, formed in the social history of the debate, during the war to the climax stage, and made remarkable achievements. Compared with the previous one, there are many important changes in the historical conception of the historical materialism in the War of Resistance Against Japan. The long-term control over the theoretical paradigm, basic assumptions and core concepts of the Chinese historical forum came into being at this period and became the direct source of later Marxist historiography , While the historical materialism that originated mainly from Li Dazhao in the May 4th Movement was obscured.