Question

name: jorian possmore
the boxer rebellion
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in 1800, european nations governed two places in southeast asia: the spanish philippines and the dutch east indies. by 1900, western powers would rule nearly all of southeast asia. europeans began to see asia as a place to get raw materials, like oil and rubber. they also saw it as a place to sell the goods they made in their factories. great britain founded a colony in singapore, an island at the end of the malay peninsula, in 1819. a colony is an area ruled by a foreign power. singapore soon became a busy port for steamships traveling to and from china. france took over the vietnamese empire and made it a protectorate. this means it had its own government but depended on the french government to protect it. the united states fought spain and took over the philippines.

1. what is the topic of this article?

in some places, foreign nations created spheres of influence instead of colonies or protectorates. for example, in china, warlords who owned areas made deals with foreign nations. a warlord would give a certain nation the right to be the only one to trade, build railroads, or mine in his province. this type of deal gave the foreign power a sphere of influence over the warlords area. britain, france, germany, russia, and japan set up spheres of influence in china. influenced by europeans, some chinese people changed their religions to christianity and gave up many of their traditions. others became angry that their governments, religions, and traditions were being changed because of westerners. a group of chinese activists rose up against the foreigners. this group, called the boxers, was angry about the foreign takeover of chinese lands and culture.

1. what was a sphere of influence?

the boxers were members of a secret group called the society of righteous and harmonious fists. westerners saw members practicing martial arts and began calling them boxers. the boxers thought foreign influence was ruining china. they wanted to destroy everything foreign, including churches, mines, and railroads. in 1900, bands of boxers killed foreign missionaries and businessmen. they also killed chinese christians. countries around the world were outraged by the killings. an army of 20,000 british, french, german, russian, american, and japanese troops got together and attacked beijing, china. they stopped the boxer rebellion and forced chinas government to pay for damages. with chinas government weaker than ever, western powers continued to fight each other for power.

1. why was the army that defeated the boxers from six different countries?

Explanation:

1. The article discusses the Boxer Rebellion, Western imperialism in Asia (including colonies, protectorates, and spheres of influence), and the events leading up to and during the rebellion.
2. A sphere of influence is when a warlord gives a foreign nation the exclusive right to trade, build railroads, or mine in his province.
3. The army was from six different countries because countries around the world were outraged by the Boxers' killings of foreign missionaries, businessmen, and Chinese Christians.

Answer:

1. The Boxer Rebellion and Western imperialism in Asia.
2. A warlord gives a foreign nation exclusive rights (trade, railroads, mining) in his province.
3. Because countries were outraged by the Boxers' killings.