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 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-3: -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-4: -In the wake of the rebellion, several punitive expeditions were launched and the Chinese government was forced to sign the “Boxer Protocol” which called for the rebellion’s leaders to be executed and the payment of financial reparations to the injured nations.