Time:

Around 1900 a.d.

Background:

After the Second Opium War, foreign missionaries went deep into the inland provinces of China, and churches spread all over China. Relying on the protection of the privilege of aggression, foreign missionaries did whatever they wanted and dominated one side. In addition to all kinds of political and cultural aggression, they also condone and shelter local ruffians and hooligans, oppress citizens, seize land, take all lawsuits and maim the people. Local officials in the Qing Dynasty succumbed to the pressure of foreign invaders. In the disputes between the people and religion, many religious cases were caused by "people's grievances". The contradiction between the masses and foreign church missionaries is very sharp. They set about burning churches and killing foreign priests one by one, which eventually led to the outbreak of the Boxer Rebellion.

Slogan:

Yang Fuqing

Reason for failure:

Subjectively: 1. It is a spontaneous mass activity without the guidance of the party's advanced leadership and scientific theory; 2. Blindness of action and lack of purpose; 3. There is no strict organizational form; 4. The boxer's thought of "helping the Qing Dynasty to destroy the foreign countries" is easy to relax the vigilance against the rulers of the Qing Dynasty, and it is also blind and exclusive, showing the limitations of the peasant class. Objectively speaking, the combined force of Chinese and foreign forces is strong.

Meaning:

First of all, the Boxer Rebellion showed the lofty patriotism of the people of China, the great anti-aggression spirit, the indomitable spirit of resisting imperialism and its lackeys, and the strength of the Chinese nation.

Secondly, the boxer movement also dealt a heavy blow to the reactionary rule of the Qing government, the running dog of imperialism.

Third, the Boxer Rebellion also had a great influence on the national liberation movements in Asian countries.