BOXER REBELLION

WHO WAS INVOLVED?

• Countries: China, British Empire, Russia, France, Empire of Japan, German Empire, United States, Austria-Hungary, Italy.
• Leaders: Sir Edward Seymour (Great Britain), Alfred Graf Von Waldersee (Germany), Ci Xi & Yuan Shikai (China)

WHAT HAPPENED?

• Beginning in 1899, the Boxer Rebellion was an uprising in China against foreign influence in religion, politics, and trade. In the fighting, the Boxers killed thousands of Chinese Christians and attempted to storm the foreign embassies in Beijing. Following a 55-day siege, the embassies were relieved by 20,000 Japanese, American, and European troops.

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• 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.

BOXER REBELLION DATES

• The Boxer Rebellion began in November 1899, in the Shandong Province and ended on September 7, 1901, with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.

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IMPERIALISM?

• The Boxer Rebellion is an example of imperialism because is the way that the Chinese reacted to Imperialism.