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BOXER REBELLION (1900) - Coggle Diagram
BOXER REBELLION (1900)
CAUSES
1898 - Emperor Guangxu tried to modernize the government (removing the criticism of the Qing Dynasty & it's concessions with foreign powers. Created a reform policy called "Hundred Day Reforms:
Cixi and her supporters strongly opposed the Hundred Day Reforms; hence they seized control of their government and ended the reforms
Chinese hatred for the "foreign devils" included hatred for their religion, fear of technology, railways and the telegraph wires (which they believed were poisonous)
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IMPACTS / EFFECTS
Cixi's support for the boxers was the WRONG decision as it proved the Qing Dynasty was NOT able to free themselves of the foreigners.
A severe financial penalty was put in place. Westerns demanded for 67 million pounds to be paid in 39 years.
Westerns demanded on the destruction of China's military fortifications and her arsenals of weapons.
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EVENTS
By late 1890's a Chinese secret group, the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists began carrying out attacks on foreigners and Chinese Christians.
Mostly peasants who had suffered from natural disasters and believed the concessions given to foreigners made their lives harder; were the ones to be in the secret society.
Attacks BEGAN in Shandong, SPREAD to Hebei, Shanxi, Henan in north-west China.
Attacked Christian missionaries, burned down their churches, schools and killed foreigners as well as Chinese Christians.
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Western population retreated to British legation, which was surrounded by Boxers in a 55 day siege.
Boxers had the support of Cixi but they were unable to defeat the defences of the legation (aka. the foreigners).
Foreigners raised an international force which broke the siege and many boxers were executed on the streets by international forces.
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