The "Boxer Revolution" was a popular uprising against the growing Western and Japanese influence in northern China during the last period of the Qing dynasty. It began in 1899 and ended in 1901.
It was headed by a group that revolted against imperialism and the spread of Christianity. Eight countries responded by agreeing to silence it. It ended with the killing of 100,000 people, most of them civilians. The "Boxers" attracted unemployed people and those with foreign occupation. The group initially attacked the Chinese government, but soon found in the conservative Empress Dowager an ally.