The Boxer Rebellion Movement

Secretary Seward - I agree. We mustn’t stray away from the conflict at hand. Anyways, if we purchase Alaska, the tariffs on trade, between Alaska and the rest of the US, will be

In fear, Hay announced that an agreement had been reached without the voices of Japan and Russia. On the surface, it looked like that the United States was in an advantage, but it was quite opposite. The United States had no sphere of influence with China, but we did have a long maintained trade with China. If other nations partition with China the U.S. would likely be ruled out of future commercial activates with China. This was part of Hay's plan, to protect the prospects of America and its businessmen and investors.

Stoecki and Seward agreed on a two-way bargain of 7.2 million US dollars, equivalent to about 2 cents an acre. The treaty was agreed upon on March 30, 1867, approved by congress on April 9, 1867, and signed by President Johnson on May 28, 1867. The purchase of Alaska officially went through on October 18, 1867. Much of Seward’s success in the deal is attributed to the use of “Informational Sessions”. These were parties where senators and government officials were invited to Seward’s mansion to spread the idea of imperialism and to gain more votes in congress. Seward planted Russian gold to be found by settlers to promote the purchase. The United States sought to gain economically from the purchase of Alaska. Natural resources such as wood, coal, oil, and metals such as gold were some of the many resources that made Alaska valuable as a territory. When the California gold rush occurred, large numbers of pioneers looked north to find more gold, particularly from San Francisco. With more people moving to Alaska, the knowledge of the region increased, making more natural resources, such as wildlife, known. The fisheries in Alaska are some of the best in the world, and were discovered when pioneers went to the area. Many people criticized Seward for his imperialistic values, and critics named the purchase “Seward’s Folly” and “Seward’s Icebox”. However, he

Though Congress had yet to approve a single cent for the deal. Few Americans, viewed Alaska as a bargain. The press mocked the purchase as “Seward’s Folly,” and “Seward’s Icebox.” But nearly one year later, and after much political wrangling, the U.S. Treasury finally wrote the check. And Alaska became a U.S. territory.

What did all of this have to do with the U.S.? Well, because the U.S. had ties with East Asia, politically and economically, the decisions Japan were making were also affecting the U.S. So, America took it upon itself to increase military and financial aid to China. The reason this decision was made was to cut off oil shipments and raw materials to Japan. This is what really angered the Japanese.

As soon as Chinese found out about the policy they were not happy but, as the biggest trade operator in the world we had to show them who had the power by defeating them in war. “The outcome of the Boxer Rebellion is in a short term the United States and the other imperial powers won and beat back the Boxers and massacred a number of the Boxers” (Plante). Imperial powers have more access to a higher military power versus the trained martial art boxers. America should've gotten involved because if we didn't the Chinese would continue to hurt innocent people and much

With this, the policy and principles of the Open Door appeared to be threatened. It was on the 3rd of July, in 1900, that John Hay sent a message to the other countries that were involved in China reminding them of the importance of respecting the “territorial and administrative integrity” within eastern continent. The main goal was to prevent the countries from the other countries from breaking China into individual colonies and using the Boxer Rebellion as an excuse, there was no formal agreement or assurance that the other countries would not do

The boxer rebellion−the fight between China and Western countries−has been a debate since the end of 1901. Many people have been wondering how the war happened and what were the reasons that lead to it. Although many researchers have shown the causes they have found, there will be other research that disagrees with them. This paper mainly supports the claim that suggested the three major causes of the boxer rebellion, and refutes the point that the new technologies and innovations that the West had introduced helped China be more developed. It will define three main elements that leaded to the boxer uprising which are the personal and religious belief of Chinese people, the rise of Christianity, and the support of Qing dynasty.

The uprising of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 was violent time in China history this rebellion led by rebels known as “Boxers” by the Westerns because of their martial arts and physically abilities. These rebellions took across China as they murdered Chinese Christians, Christian missionaries, burned churches and tried to history any foreign property. These rebels wanted to rid all of China of foreigner influence. Although this act was short and only lasted a year the Boxer Rebellion impacted China in many ways and today it means many different things to different people.

The Boxer Rebellion illustrated a period of turmoil in China’s history. The root cause of the uprising has often been a discussion of debate. There were both internal and external forces that lead up to the movement and the aftermath resulted in the deaths of Christians and missionaries. The Opium wars and the Sino-Japanese wars would spark hostility toward Western influences and demonstrate explicit invasion efforts in China. By the end of the 19th century Japan and Western powers would force the Qing dynasty to accept foreign control over their economic affairs. The Chinese government’s response to the actions of the West would be significant with furthering the conflict. Despite this, the Boxer rebellion was not against the Qing dynasty. It would play a role in the decline and eventual elimination of the empire. However, their motives were a reaction against the West and were an attempt to liberate China from foreign influence.

In the early stages of the Boxer Rebellion, their main goal was to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming dynasty, this lead to them going to many villages in China and killing the citizens and burning down the place. This caused for a lot of costs that Empress Dowager Cixi and China had to pay. In the later stages of the Boxer Rebellion, after Empress Dowager Cixi and the Boxer Rebellion joined forces to kill all the foreigners in the country, the 8 nation alliance was formed. United Kinddom was unhappy with their countrymen being killed and they were greedy for the riches of China, they were able to convince the alliance to all group together and gather some of the riches that they could salvage. After the siege of Beijing, China and the Boxer Rebellion were outnumbered and were defeated. The boxer protocol called for the execution of corrupt governments in China who supported the boxers and 450 million taels of silver. This weakened the originally very strong China who were perfectly fine without foreign influence to being prone to attacks, even to Japan, who at the time was a small but growing country. After being weakened, one of the more famous wars known as the Sino-Japanese war took place in the late 19th century, this left China bankrupt. Peasantry in China took a huge hit again after already weakened. China became vulnerable and unable to protect themselves against

The third method that Paul A. Cohen uses is that of describing the Boxer Rebellion as a myth. Myths, or mythologization, is essentially the manner in which later groups and people would use the Boxer Rebellion to suit their own ideals or social movements. Chen Duxia, future head of the Chinese Communist Party, provided a scathing critique of the Boxers, especially regarding the 5 causes of their rise in power. Given the continuing prevalence of these 5 causes, primarily religious beliefs, Chen warning of the possibility of a reemergence of the Boxers. If this were to reoccur, not only would China need to contend with the shames of the past but, shames in the future (Cohen, pg.228-229). The myth of the Boxer Rebellion was also primarily

Had you heard about the Boxer Rebellion? What do you already know? Do some quick Internet research to familiarize yourself with the basics and summarize.

The Boxer Rebellion of 1900 happened because of foreign influence, Christian missionaries, weak government, and poor living conditions. Overall, it was a reaction to the unwanted presence of European powers in China. Peasants who were tired of suppression created their own militia and attacked Chinese Christians, missionaries, and Westerners. In the fall of 1901, they were defeated by an Eight-Nation Alliance in the Siege of Peking. The conflict is still heavily debated today as historians argue over who is responsible for the rebellion. While, Chinese peasants were behind the formation of the rebellion which was supported by the Empress Dowager, it was a response to the imperial powers dominating China at the time. Without, the presence of

Although some elements of Western learning and modern education entered China via missionaries after the signing of treaty of Nanjing in 1842, the importance of modern knowledge was not taken seriously until the treaty of Tianjin, ratified in 1860 as a result of the Second Opium War. With the establishment of Zongli Yamen 總理衙門 (the Foreign Affairs Bureau) in 1861, the introduction of Western learning, including educational material and technique, was underway. Under the direction of Zongli Yamen, Tongwen Guan 同文館 (the School of Interpreters) was set up in Beijing in 1862. In addition to training translators and interpreters of Western languages, and later teaching Western sciences, Tongwen Guan also published works introducing Western knowledge