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//**__THE BOXERS__**// **//__WHO:__//** Boxers: -believed animistic magic of rituals -passionate, longing power, anti-foreigner (xenophobic) -religious society that had rebelled against government in Shantung 1898 -Rebelled against foreigners -rebellion was captured by an international force, who also forced imperial government to agree to Boxer Protocol of 1901 -Boxer Protocol: unfair treaty where Europeans could have military in capital (capital arrest!) got rid of civil service exam (basically taking away Chinese culture) demanded indemnities cut imports of weapons prosecuted all government officials for participation in rebellion -basically: COMPLETE HUMILIATION OF CHINA 1900-1901 WHERE: -China (Duh!) -MOSTLY BEIJING -killed 250 foreigners -attacked embassies in Beijing __//**WHY:**//__ -because of anti-foreign sentiment, Empress Dowager thought they could help expulsion of foreigners -to get rid of foreigners -b/c believed that expulsion of foreigners would lead to "Golden Age"
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