COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
True
|
|
|
False
|
|
|
Either A or B
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Boxer Rebellion, officially supported peasant uprising of 1900 that attempted to drive all foreigners from China. “Boxers” was a name that foreigners gave to a Chinese secret society known as the Yihequan (“Righteous and Harmonious Fists”).
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Boxer Rebellion was an influential rebellion against the Qing dynasty and Western forces in China from 1899 to 1901.
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: -It was known as the Boxer Rebellion as many of the movements supporters were trained in martial arts. It was an attempt by Chinese nationalists to rid China of foreign, colonial influence which they saw as exploiting China. It was also anti-Christian.