World history/WHME102/Modernization and resistance/Taiping and Boxer Rebellions

Reading

Read the below articles, about the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions. As you do so, consider the following questions:

• What led to the Boxer Rebellion?

• What caused the Taiping Rebellion?

• How many people were killed in these rebellions, and from what causes?

'Introduction: The Taiping Rebellion 1850-1871'

'The Boxer Rebellion, 1900'

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• I was surprised to learn ...

• The deaths of so many ...

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