Boxer Rebellion

1900 CE · military

The Boxer Rebellion was a popular movement that developed in China between 1899 and 1901 against foreign influence and Christian missionary activity, led by secret organizations referred to in the West as the 'Boxers.' In 1900 the rebellion reached Beijing, and the rebels besieged the foreign…

In response, the Eight-Nation Alliance formed by the principal imperialist powers intervened militarily and broke the siege. The rebellion ended with the Boxer Protocol, signed in 1901, which imposed heavy indemnities on China.

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What was Boxer Rebellion?
The Boxer Rebellion was a popular movement that developed in China between 1899 and 1901 against foreign influence and Christian missionary activity, led by secret organizations referred to in the West as the 'Boxers.' In 1900 the rebellion reached Beijing, and the rebels besieged the foreign…
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1900 CE