The Boxer Rising in China 1899–1900
Belligerents
Great Britain, Russia, Germany, France, and Japan.
China.
Cause
The humiliating results of the war of 1894–5 (p. 72) killed the reform movement in China and brought the reactionary party, headed by the Dowager-Empress, back to power. A society called the Boxers spread very rapidly through the provinces, preaching death to foreigners and receiving official support.