A Level History- China ~ The Consequences of the Boxer Uprising

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A Level History Flashcards on A Level History- China ~ The Consequences of the Boxer Uprising, created by Matt Preston on 24/03/2017.
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What was the settlement that the British imposed on the Chinese called? The Boxer Protocol
How much did the Chinese have to pay in reparations as part of the Boxer Rising? £68 million
What was to happen to Chinese arsenals and fortifications? They were to be destroyed
Where were foreign troops permanently stationed? In and around Beijing
What were foreign powers entitled to do with their legislations? Defend them with their own military forces
What happened to the Boxer leaders and the government officials who supported them? They were captured and punished with either execution or deportation
What happened to Cixi? She was declared a war criminal
Who were the Chinese government told to erect monuments of? Prominent foreigners who had died in the uprising
Sino-Western Hostility Atrocities committed by the Boxers were greatly exaggerated by the Western press. Literature portrayed the Chinese as an inscrutable and dangerous people; Chinese frequently appeared as frightening characters in the comic books and novellas
Readers of Western press and literature not fully informed of the barbarity of the foreign armies which put down the Boxers. Von Waldersee, the German field officer received the following instruction; "You know that you are to fight against a cunning, well-armed, and cruel enemy. when you encounter him, no quarter will be given. Prisoners will not be taken. Exercise your arms so that for a thousand years no Chinese will dare to askance at a German"
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