History of the United States II / Unit 7 USH2 0924 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Boxer Rebellion
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The idea
Chinese insurgents known as the Boxers rose to drive every western nation, and western influence, out of China.
In practice
American troops joining a multinational force to put down the rebellion in nineteen hundred.
Where people slip
The Yawp says McKinley sent the Army without consulting Congress, setting a precedent for later presidents. The anchor dates the rising to eighteen ninety-nine.
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