Boxer Rebellion

The Boxers targeted Christians in China because they perceived Christianity as a threat to Chinese culture and a purveyor of political and economic corruption. But despite the close proximity of many Christians in China to the danger posed by the Boxers, the majority of foreign and native Christians in China were unaware of the peril they faced by 1900. The Boxers, who viewed foreign corruption of Chinese culture as a problem that needed…

tenure of Empress Dowager Cixi between the years of 1850 -1910. The time period allows for the evaluation of the period before Cixi’s rise to power and the end of the last Chinese dynasty. The first source is the Boxer Protocol of 1901. The relevance of the document is that the Boxer Rebellion is part of the reason how Empress Dowager Cixi contributed to the downfall of the Qing Dynasty. This primary source’s content entails a description of the exact reparations the Chinese government had to…

How effective were the Late Qing Reforms of Empress Dowager Cixi in modernizing early 20th century China 1902-1908 INTRODUCTION Empress Dowager Cixi (alternatively Tz’u-his) has traditionally been characterized as a powerful obstacle to reform; promulgating Qing conservatism, Manchu values and neo-Confucianism, and, throughout the second half of the 19th century, stolidly resisting political reform. However, from her return to court in 1902 to her death, a dramatic revolution in Cixi’s approach…

When modernization is often discussed in classes, it is usually depicted as a rapid welcomed event of progress for the society involved. However, in “A Daughter of Han” by Ida Pruitt, Ning Lao T’ai-t’ai’s autobiographical account illustrates China’s gradual modernization against its reluctant conservative society. Modernity is defined by the presence of themes such as: industrialization, the increase of global integration, the expansion of political participation, the expansion of mass society,…

In the time period of 1840 until 1900 Japan and China were both subjected to western imperialism, but they reacted in different ways. Japan was able to adapt to imperialism much better than China was by changing their economy and government. They abolished feudalism, and in order to become more western, they created a new army and industrialized their economy. China on the other hand, was suffering from many internal conflicts, so it was not difficult for Great Britain and other western…

the procession. In the letter, Sheng was portrayed as a highly accomplished businessman that made an unmatched contribution to modernizing China’s industry, commerce, and education. His role in helping Shanghai avoiding the catastrophe of the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901) found particular mention in the letter. To highlight Sheng’s…

Luen Yang 's Boxers & Saints follows the lives of Bao and Four during the Boxer uprising in China, as they struggle to find their identities. The uprising forces Bao and Four to chose whom they identify with, their fellow countrymen or the foreigners and christians. Through Bao and Four 's struggles, Boxers & Saints illustrates that experiences and interactions influence one 's identity and that without compassion for others, one can never attain the fullness of one 's identity. Boxers & Saints…

Introduction On September 2, 1885, a league of bitter white coal miners and their families took guns and axes to attack the local Chinatown, the immigrant workers living there defenseless as they were celebrating a homeland holiday. An estimated over thirty men killed, many more injured, the five hundred Chinese living there fled from the Union Pacific Railroad, where they worked for far lower wages than their white peers in hopes of gathering enough fortune to provide for their families back…

History 1A 3rd Dec 2014 Research Paper: The Boxer Rebellion and why it is Important The Boxer Rebellion of 1898 is important, as it was a pivotal episode in China’s strained relationship with the foreigners. It was the result of unfairness for the Chinese at the hands of the foreigners, the cause of war and casualties and later became the reason behind the Chinese resentment towards the West. In the last half of the 19th century, prior to the Boxer Rebellion of 1898, China suffered from…

In the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, many elites, new intellectuals and reform-minded Chinese had realized that the existing political and social systems which lasted for more than thousands years should be changed immediately, or the Qing Empire would collapse quickly. The actual ruler of the Empire, Empress Dowager Cixi, who oppressed the Reform of 1898, recognized the urgent needs for reform as she felt gradually losing control, respects and confidence over both…