The Boxer Rebellion Movement

Over the span of a few decades, the Japanese and Americans were as is, heading towards war due to a varying amount of disputing between the two. In the 1930’s, Japan invaded China. This caused an uproar between the two countries at the time. This was one of the first few sparks to the flame. In order to create the perfect Yamato race, the Japanese felt that there was more validity if there were no one to stop them, (Document A). Destroying the Pacific fleet was the goal so they could expand and imperialize the world around them. America, being one of their main oil producers, made them the perfect target. Leading up to the attack, America placed an embargo on Japan, (Document C). Japan wanted to destroy the Pacific Fleet to gain oil and continue imperialization to obtain the perfect Yamato

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

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.

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

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.

Every year my school, Veterans Memorial Early College High School, takes part in National History Day. National History Day is an annual event where students have the opportunity to showcase an important event that has happened in history relating to the theme given. This year’s theme is Taking a Stand in History. When I first started this project, my only intentions were to gain extra points in my World History AP class. However when I chose my topic, "The Boxer Rebellion", I quickly became engrossed in my research. It became so much more than extra points after I truly understood what I was representing . I won the Veterans Memorial History Fair and went on to the Brownsville Independent School District History Fair and placed 1st in the

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

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

The third article “Who owns Alaska? Our wealth was meant to share” by Charles Wohlforth, an Alaskan author and columnist, touches on personal experience and relies heavily on historical

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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

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 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.