WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What rebellion took place in China where a group of athletic men rebelled against all the foreign influence that was coming into China?
A
Strong Men Rebellion
B
Qing Rebellion
C
Shoe Rebellion
D
Boxer Rebellion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, a Chinese secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and Japanese influence there.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Boxer Rebellion resulted in increased foreign influence in China, not less. It also resulted in all anti-foreign groups, including the Boxers, being forcibly disbanded. It was a blow to the legitimacy of the Qing empire and may have been influential in encouraging the Chinese Revolution of 1911.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Chinese Revolution of 1911. In October of 1911, a group of revolutionaries in southern China led a successful revolt against the Qing Dynasty, establishing in its place the Republic of China and ending the imperial system.

Detailed explanation-4: -The principal causes of the Boxer Rebellion were economic issues and the disputes between the Chinese and foreign missionaries in the wake of the Opium Wars (1839–1842 and 1856–1860). After the legalization of the propagation of Christianity in China around 1860, foreign missionaries were very active in Shandong.

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