This assignment is for: 20th Century Chinese History Paper
Submitted to: Professor Richard Harnack
Submitted by: Sharona Ward
Date of Submission: Monday August 27,2012
Title of Assignment: The Boxer Rebellion
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Student’s Signature: Sharona Ward
There were many events that helped shaped China during the 19th and early 20th century. Some of those events were the Opium wars, the Taiping Rebellion, and the Boxer Rebellion. The Boxer Rebellion was one of the most dramatic events of 1900 (Goff et al. 4). When a culture or a group of people feel threatened in any way, they will do whatever it takes to prevent any harm from coming their way. Majority of the time the lack of knowledge is the reasoning behind taking such drastic measures. The Boxer Rebellion is a prime example of acting without knowledge. The Rebellion was an attack against all foreign Christian missionaries and diplomats in the Middle Kingdom. China was sometimes referred to as the “Middle Kingdom”. The Christian missionaries weren’t there to harm the Chinese culture, however they wanted to improve upon it. The members of the Boxer rebellion didn’t see it that way. They felt threatened. Although the Boxer Rebellion was meant to protect the culture of the Chinese Society, in the end it did more harm than good and thousands of people lost their lives for know significant...