Definition: Boxer Rebellion (scroll down for answer)

 

 

 

Definition: Boxer Rebellion

Boxers were Chinese people who resented imperialism. They were upset about foreign nations taking over what they believed was rightfully theirs. In addition, they resented Chinese conversions to Christianity. In 1900, they began a rebellion. European nations and the United States ended this uprising rather quickly. It would be decades before China rid itself of all foreign interests.

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