The Boxers from the 1900s were one such group.
A significant response to growing European influence in China was the Boxer Rebellion of 1899-1901. This anti-foreign, anti-colonial uprising aimed to expel foreign powers and their influence, particularly targeting missionaries and foreign nationals. The Qing Dynasty, initially ambivalent, eventually supported the Boxers, which led to foreign intervention and the subsequent defeat of the uprising, further entrenching foreign control in China. This event highlighted the rising nationalistic sentiments and the desire for sovereignty among the Chinese populace.
Chinese trade was dominated by foreign influence
China was forced open to foreign influence by European powers. China's response was slow because they did not want to accept the ideals of foreign nations because they were deemed as "barbaric practices".
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In 1870, significant events unfolded in China, particularly related to the tumultuous interactions with foreign powers. One notable incident was the Tianjin Massacre, where anti-foreign sentiment led to the violent attack on foreign missionaries and Chinese Christians in Tianjin, resulting in multiple deaths. This incident was part of a broader context of increasing foreign influence and tension in China during the late Qing Dynasty, which ultimately contributed to growing nationalist sentiments and future uprisings against foreign intervention.
Boxers
A significant response to growing European influence in China was the Boxer Rebellion of 1899-1901. This anti-foreign, anti-colonial uprising aimed to expel foreign powers and their influence, particularly targeting missionaries and foreign nationals. The Qing Dynasty, initially ambivalent, eventually supported the Boxers, which led to foreign intervention and the subsequent defeat of the uprising, further entrenching foreign control in China. This event highlighted the rising nationalistic sentiments and the desire for sovereignty among the Chinese populace.
Because these reformers plan to end the growth of foreign influence in China.....
Chinese trade was dominated by foreign influence
Chinese trade was dominated by foreign influence
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China was forced open to foreign influence by European powers. China's response was slow because they did not want to accept the ideals of foreign nations because they were deemed as "barbaric practices".
Boxer Rebellion
He didn't!
Boxer Rebellion
The years between 1912 and 1938 were filled with upheaval in China. It was marked by the driving out of many of the foreign people there because it was believed they were a bad influence.
Empress Dowager Cixi sided with the Boxer uprising because she hoped it would force foreign powers from China and strengthen her own regime.