Imperialism in China Quick Check

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Question
Why were Christian missionaries a primary target of the Boxer Rebellion?(1 point)
Responses

Christian missionaries were intervening in local matters and changing traditional Chinese cultural values.
Christian missionaries were intervening in local matters and changing traditional Chinese cultural values.

Christian missionaries were attacking Buddhists and stealing their lands to create churches.
Christian missionaries were attacking Buddhists and stealing their lands to create churches.

Christian missionaries were supported by the Qing government, and the Boxers resented the ethnic suppression of the Han.
Christian missionaries were supported by the Qing government, and the Boxers resented the ethnic suppression of the Han.

Christian missionaries were not targets of the Boxers, rather they were vocal supporters of the rebellion.

1 answer

The correct response is:

Christian missionaries were intervening in local matters and changing traditional Chinese cultural values.

This reflects the perception among the Boxers and many Chinese nationalists that Western missionaries were undermining traditional Chinese society and values.