WORLD HISTORY

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 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 Boxers were a fanatical secret organization who were incited by anti-foreign elements in the Chinese Government to commit wide-scale deportations against foreign missionaries and their Chinese converts.

Detailed explanation-4: -The uprising was initiated by a Chinese secret society called the Yihetuan (Righteous and Harmonious Fists). This group practised a form of martial arts that resembled boxing, at least to Western eyes. The ‘Boxers’, as they became known, embarked on an armed campaign to drive all foreigners out of China.