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100
The Boxer Rebellion took place in this country.
What is China?
100
________ (Eastern/Western) cultures, particularly those influenced by European traditions, tend to emphasize individual freedom, autonomy, and personal achievement. In contrast, _________ (Eastern/Western) cultures, such as those found in Asia, place greater emphasis on collective harmony, familial ties, and societal obligations.
What is "Western" and "Eastern"?
100
The Boxers began a siege of which city's diplomatic office? Hint: It's a capital city.
What is Beijing?
100
After China lost the Opium Wars prior to the Boxer Rebellion, they were forced to sign “________ treaties,” giving foreign nations territory, trading rights, and extraterritorial privileges. This was an important factor in building animosity and resentment toward Western imperialism.
What is unequal?
100
In 1901, The Qing Dynasty had to sign the Boxer Protocol, paying huge indemnities. What are indemnities?
What is payments made by the defeated side to the victor?
200
The Boxer Rebellion took place in these years.
What is 1899-1901?
200
Boxers blamed these people on their poor standard living. Hint: They aren't from China.
What is foreigners?
200
Local Qing officials were sometimes ___________ (critical/supportive) of the Boxers.
What is supportive?
200
How many nations came together to stop the siege on the foreign legations in 1900?
What is eight?
200
China had to pay this amount of money to foreign nations for reparations.
A) $330
B) $33,000
C) $330 million
What is 330 million?
300
It took place in this Dynasty.
What is Qing Dynasty?
300
The rebels where given a term by Westerners.
What is shadow-boxing?
300
The Boxers targeted and killed many followers of what religion?
What is Christianity?
300
Why did the Boxers moderate their stance toward the Chinese forces during the rebellion?
They could not take on two enemies at once, and the Qing dynasty sought to unite with Boxers in destroying the foreigners.
300
Empress ________ _____, who had initially been hesitant, supported the Boxers and on 21 June issued an imperial decree that was a de facto declaration of war on the invading powers.
A) Dowager Cixi
B) Ying Su
C) Su Yong
D) Dudule Olong
What is Dowager Cixi?
400
There was another name for the Boxer Rebellion.
What is the Boxer Uprising or Yihetuan Movement?
400
The Boxers mainly had these type of people in their in the organization. Hint: Lowest in the social class hierarchy, and starts with P.
What is peasants?
400
These people suffered through hunger and degrading conditions as they fought to keep Boxers at bay.
What is diplomats,their families and guards ?
400
The Eight-Nation Alliance was a multinational military coalition that invaded northern China in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion, with the stated aim of relieving the foreign legations in Beijing. Name the eight nations.
Austria-Hungary
British Empire
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Russia
United States
400
The B_____ P_____ declared China's compliance, included punishments for officials, and established a debt with interest and amortization payments.
What is the Boxer Protocol?
500
The rebels were against these three things.
What is foreigners,christians,and colonialization.
500
Name the term for a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.
What is missionary?
500
These people were killed during the rebellion.
What is foreigners and Chinese Christians?
500
True or false: Boxers only killed foreign Christians.
What is false?
500
How did Boxers get their name?
This group practised a form of martial arts that resembled boxing, at least to Western eyes.