The Boxer Rebellion took place from 1898 to the 1900s. The cause of the Boxer rebellion was the opium wars, which came right before the rebellion. Because of the imperialism during the opium wars, where the foreigners took money and territory from China, the Boxers decided to rebel because they didn’t like how foreigners were taking everything they wanted from China. Because of their motive, the Boxers did not deserve a bad reputation. According to Newsela, the Chinese were forced to continue importing opium for the benefit of British trade. The foreigners also demanded that certain ports would be opened up for foreign trade, and that China had to give up some of their territories. This was their reason to start The Boxer Rebellion. During the rebellion, according to Mr. Jenne, the Boxers attacked the city of Beijing and destroyed the foreign buildings, and even some Chinese buildings, because they believed their ‘magic fire’ would destroy only foreign things. Unfortunately, they had believed wrong and ended up destroying Chinese property. To keep all the foreigners in Beijing, the Boxers cut off the railway lines and the telegraph lines so the citizens couldn’t escape or efficiently contact others for help. They […]