China's Troubles

Wednesday:  Read "The Boxer Rebellion."  Answer the following questions for this lesson:

1) What four countries were trying to take control of parts of China?
2) Why did the Boxer society form?
3) What two unusual things did the Boxers believe?
4) Why did the Boxers attack Chinese Christians?
5) Did the emperor support the Boxer attacks?
6) What did the emperor do that made his people nervous?
7) Who took over the government?
8) Why did foreigners flee to Beijing?
9) Soldiers came from what three countries to fight the Boxers/
10) What happened when the Boxers went out to meet the soldiers/
11) List three things that Chinese officials promised to do, after the Boxer Rebellion.
12) List two things that Cixi agreed to do.

Complete Student Page 68 using the instructions on handout page 73 under "Map Work."
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Thursday: Read "The Czar and the Admiral."  Answer the following questions:

1) What two countries became enemies after the Boxer Rebellion?
2) What did Russia rent from China?
3) What country did Russia then decide to seize?
4) Why wasn't the Russian government worried about Japan?
5) What did the Japanese do on February 4, 1904?
6) Why did they decide to attack first?
7) What were the Russian forces at Port Arthur forced to do?
8) What was the final defeat for Russia?
9)Who helped to arrange a peace treaty between Japan and Russia?
10) List two things that Russia had to give Japan.

Complete Student Page 69 using the instructions on handout page 74 under "Map Work."