COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM 1870 1914
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The rebellion took place in Japan.
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The Boxers were trying to keep Christianity in China.
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The Boxers were unhappy with foreign influence in China.
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The Boxers were able to drive out the foreigners from China.
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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 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-3: -The official end of the rebellion occurred when Great Britain, the United States, and their allies forced the Qing dynasty to sign the Boxer Protocol. In this protocol, the Boxers were officially denounced and eradicated from China.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Boxers were a secret Chinese society dedicated to the goal of driving foreigners and their influences out of China. In the Boxer Uprising, the Boxers attacked foreigners across China.