COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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To give France total control of Chinese trade
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To spread democracy throughout China
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To force out outside influences in China
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To build more ports along the Chinese coast
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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 Boxer Rebellion was a movement at the turn of the century driven by a secret society determined to drive out the foreigners they believed to be destroying their nation. Despite the eventual backing of the Chinese government, the movement was failure.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Qing dynasty, established in 1644, was weakened by the Boxer Rebellion. Following an uprising in 1911, the dynasty came to an end and China became a republic in 1912.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -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).