USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the 1890s, China had given territorial and commercial concessions in this area to several European nations, and the Boxers blamed their poor standard of living on foreigners who were colonizing their country.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main causes of the Boxer Rebellion were: The presence of Western religions, mostly Christianity, within China. Boxers believed that only indigenous Chinese and Asian religions should be allowed to exist within China. The economic relationships between China and other nations, especially Western nations.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising against foreigners that occurred in China about 1900, begun by peasants but eventually supported by the government. A Chinese secret society known as the Boxers embarked on a violent campaign to drive all foreigners from China. Several countries sent troops to halt the attacks.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising, the Boxer Insurrection, or the Yihetuan Movement, was an anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists (Yìhéquán).

Detailed explanation-5: -Members of this secretive movement were anti-foreign and anti-Christian. They were also critical of the Qing regime for its inability to resist foreign imperialism. The Boxers sought their own retribution against foreign imperialists in China, promising to “drive out the foreign devils”.