Boxer Rebellion (jan 3, 1899 – dec 18, 1901)
Description:
Anti-foreign, anti-colonial uprising in China. Peasants, angry at increasing foreign influence, came to believe that their faith in traditional Chinese culture would make them invulnerable to bullets. This further led to a weakening of the Qing Dynasty.Over 100,000 dead.
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Date:
jan 3, 1899
dec 18, 1901
~ 2 years and 11 months