WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Qing dynasty was greatly weakened as a result of the Boxer Rebellion. Despite subsequently implementing liberal economic and political reforms, the dynasty was overthrown in 1911. The Republic of China was established the following year, bringing an end to more than 2, 000 years of imperial dynastic rule.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Boxer Rebellion failed due to small numbers and antiquated systems of fighting. While there was a lot of resentment for the Western influence in China by many Chinese, the Boxers, established in the 1890s, were only able to rally between 50, 000 and 100, 000 followers, which was just a small number of the Chinese.

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.