Revolution in the Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion strongly relates to the theme of revolution. It may have been a failed revolution, but it still had a major impact on China. This massacre of people in 1899 was known as the Boxer Rebellion. The Boxers thought that foreigners and Chinese Christians were a threat to the Chinese culture. After getting the emperor's approval to their job as the Boxers, the Boxers started burning down many homes and buildings of the Christians and foreigners. The westerns sent imperial troops to help protect the foreigners, and they ended up fighting for their cause. In total, the Boxers killed about 20,000 imperial troops, around 2,500 alliance troops, 19,000 civilians, and several thousand Chinese Christians had died too. The population of people dropped drastically in China and in other countries. In the process, they burned down churches and destroyed the property of many innocent people. It took a lot of time to rebuild these homes. The fighting lasted two whole years! The most significant impact of the Boxer Rebellion is that China became a republic because the Ch'ing dynasty was weakened and could not go on. As you can probably see, the Boxer Rebellion is clearly a revolution to be recognized.