COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM 1870 1914
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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overthrow the Chinese government
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size control of Manchuria
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kick foreigners out of China
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gain trading rights between China and Japan
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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: -Boxers. 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.
Detailed explanation-3: -One consequence of the Boxer Rebellion to China was that the Western Powers gave up the idea of colonializing China. It seemed more preferable to work with China through its imperial administration. Another consequence was the initiation of some reforms approved by the dowager empress.