The Boxer Uprising China during the late nineteenth century was in turmoil from external and internal forces. The underlining internal pressures were exacerbated by the thrust of western imperialism and exploitation. Imperialism and the west were the catalyst for the Boxer Uprising. The ingredients of descent and conflict were always present in the late nineteenth century. China had its difficulties without the west's intrusion. The Boxer Uprising was a reaction against the West, not a rebellion against the Qing Dynasty. The Boxer uprising differs from Taping rebellion in that regard. In this essay, I will illustrate the slow incremental effects of the Imperialist powers on China. This process gives insight into the origins of the Boxer Uprising. I will also argue, that the way the Chinese government choose to deal with the West compounded its problems. There were major decisions which led to the Boxer Uprising and the demise of an empire. The first decision between gunboat and appeasement in dealing with the west. The second decision was between Chinese culture and western studies. The third major decision between managing western powers and ignoring them. The Chinese leadership made key decisions which led to the ultimate demise of Imperial China. So I will look at the impact of outside influence on China and how China reacted to the pressure. Finally, I will look at the impact of the Boxer Uprising. China's first major change in policy with regard to the west was set with the Portuguese. The Portuguese first attempted to trade with China, there was an awful precedent that the rest of the West would follow. The Portuguese used force to get what they wanted with regard to trade, port access, and settlement. The Portuguese were considered like bandits, but the Chinese allowed for them to trade and eventually settle. The Chinese viewed themselves as superior and these foreigners as less than civilized.
Forward in the name of the rebellion. ... These are the words in which Boxer would want us to remember him by. Boxer was an example to us all. ... This is the way in which Boxer would like us to remember him by. ... Lets not let Boxer down. ...
China had to go through many defeats such as the Opium Wars and the Boxer Rebellion before they came back victorious from the Korean War. However, China's response to Western imperialism was successful because they got rid of Western presence with rebellions and wars such as the Opium Wars, Boxer Rebellion, and the Korean War. ... In 1899, in the midst of Western imperialism, the Boxer Rebellion began. The Boxer Rebellion was uprising against foreigners and Western power led by a group of Chinese civilians who called themselves "the Boxers" or "The Society of Righteous an...
China had to go through many defeats such as the Opium Wars and the Boxer Rebellion before they came back victorious from the Korean War. However, China's response to Western imperialism was successful because they got rid of Western presence with rebellions and wars such as the Opium Wars, Boxer Rebellion, and the Korean War. ... In 1899, in the midst of Western imperialism, the Boxer Rebellion began. The Boxer Rebellion was uprising against foreigners and Western power led by a group of Chinese civilians who called themselves "the Boxers" or "The Society of Righteous an...
A revolt was the key and the outcome of the Boxer Rebellion was disastrous for China and its dynasty, as the Chinese people felt that foreigners not only had brought commercial and territorial demands but also had invaded the Chinese culture. ... However, the Dowager Empress was smart, as she convinced the Boxers that she was on their side and had the Boxers attack the foreigners instead. ... This brought the attention of an expeditionary force, made up of Russian, British, German, French, American, and Japanese troops organized to proceed to Peking, to put down the rebellion, and protect W...
Then came the Boxer Rebellion, the final blow to China's weak central government. ... The Taiping Rebellion was possibly one of the bloodiest conflicts in history. ... The Boxer Rebellion, of 1899, was possibly the final blow to China's already weak central government. ... However the intelligent empress, used this to spur the Boxer's on against the westerners. ... Examples of western superiority can be seen in the Opium Wars, and the Taping and Boxer Rebellions. ...
The whole point of the rebellion was to live without help from humans and to stay away from their habits. ... The only time he every spoke up about the others at all is when Boxer was carried off in the glue truck. He tried to warn the others about what will happen to Boxer and the animals do try to rescue Boxer, but it was too late. Although the rebellion was successful, the fact that some animals didn't speak up enough and the fact that the animals chose to believe in Napoleon lead to the downfall of Animal Farm....
The second most important reason was The Taiping Rebellion which lasted from 1850 to 1864. ... In 1900, the Boxers attacked foreigners across China. In response western powers and Japan organized a force which crushed the Boxers. My fifth reason is when the Boxer uprising failed the nationalism took over. ... Events that led to the decline of Qing Dynasty were both composed from an outside forces and inside rebellions. ...
The Taiping Rebellion is a rebellion that almost toppled the Qing dynasty. ... The Taiping rebellion lasted from 1850 to 1864. ... The boxer uprising is a group of Chinese people that doesn't want foreign influence. ... The boxer uprising is the revolution of an antiforeign feeling. ... The boxer uprising might have failed but it made a flame of nationalism. ...
