Boxers Flashcards
What was the official name for the boxers
Fist of United righteousness
What where the Boxers 3 main targets
The great hairy ones (foreigners)
The second Hairy Ones ( Chinese Cristian converts & Chinese who help western economic development)
Tertiary Hairy Ones (those who used foreign products)
Who was the Boxer Demographic
Young, Rural, Working class, Men & Women, traditional Chinese e.g. Buddhist fang shui.
What supernatural powers did the boxers claim they had
Could not be harmed by western bullets: Munitions would just simply deflect off them
The Red Lanterns (the female group of boxers) claimed they could fly.
Their food had magical properties which could refill their strength
1890’s Boxer victims estimate
&
1900 boxer victims estimate
1890’s - 30,000
1900 - several hundred thousand
Main victims of the Boxers
Great hairy ones - Foreigners
Second hairy ones - Chinese Christian converts & workers for the foreigners
Tertiary hairy ones - Chinese who used foreign products
Where was the boxer rebellion
Shangdong province
Bejing province
What did the boxers attack
Western infrastructure - Churches, rail ways burnt and destroyed. Telegraph poles were cut and Missionaries were murderd
What Happened in Tiyuan
The capital of Shanxi Provence, the governor promised to shelter missionaries and their families However.
He lied and when they arrived they were all promptly put to death.
How many troops were sent & by how many nations
20,000 troops were sent to Tianjin. 8 nations sent troops, mainly Japan, Britain and Russia.
When did the siege stop
14th August 1900
When was the Boxer Protocol signed
1901
What were the terms in the Boxer Protocol
War guilt on the Qing - acceptance the Chinese started the war
450 Million Tales in reparations
Asernals and Shipyard destroyed
Foreign troops permanently in Bejing
