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What country did this rebellion take place
China
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What Type of "sport" did the boxers practice?
Boxing
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What is the time length of the rebellion?
1900-1901
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Who are the boxers main enemy?
The foreigners that help positions in China.
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Why were they called boxers?
Because the westerners gave them the name because of their rituals and practices.
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What was the main city the boxers attacked?
Beijing
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What type of destruction did they do in Beijing?
Burned buildings and killed citizens.
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About how many people died total?
100,000
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What is the Dynasty that the boxers had problems with in the beginning?
The Qing Dynasty
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What is the original name for the boxers?
Yihequan (Righteous and Harmonious Fists)
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In early June a relief force was sent to Beijing from the north port of what city?
Tianjin
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What were the boxers doing in May 1900?
Roaming the land around Beijing.
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How many men were sent from Tainjin to Beijing as a relief force?
2,100 men.
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What religion did the boxers target?
The Christian religion.
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What did the boxers believe would make them invulnerable?
They believed that certain rituals and exercise would make them invulnerable.
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On June 17th the foreigners seized which forts?
The Dagu Forts
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What was the thing that was signed to end the Boxer rebellion?
The Boxer Protocol.
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When did the foreigners seize the Dago forts?
June 17th
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What is the name of the empress that sided with the boxers?
Empress Dowager.
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This entire rebellion was a reaction to what in China?
A reaction to Imperialism in China
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What 8 countries rallied together and army of 19,000 troops to recapture Beijing?
Japan, Russia, Britain, United States, France, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
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The governor of the province Shandong started to enroll boxer bands out as a local what?
A local Militia
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How many troops were rallied together to attempt to recapture Beijing?
19,000 troops.
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What kind of foreign people did Empress Dowager order the boxers to target (not the religion)
The foreign ministers.
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Later on in the rebellion what was the boxers name changed to?
Yihetuan (Righteous and Harmonious Fist)