• Mix of feelings: Religious, cultural, national, and economic frustrations combined.

🍔 Real-world example: Imagine you're at a burger joint, and you order a deluxe burger. Instead of getting just cheese and patty, you get lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, etc. Each ingredient represents a different part of the Uprising.

• They saw it as a class struggle between the growing Chinese working class and the Western capitalist intruders and their local partners.

🍿 Real-world example: Ever seen a movie where the underdog hero challenges the powerful villain and his sidekick? That's how Marxist historians viewed the Boxer Uprising.

• Not many historians see it as a mere class struggle now.
• Some think of it as an early anti-colonialist movement.
• Most popular: It's like other peasant revolts in imperial China's history.

🏰 Real-world example: Think of imperial China as a castle with many peasant uprisings as small battles. The Boxer Uprising is just another epic battle in its long history!

• China lost the Opium Wars. (Ouch!)
• Many unfair treaties followed. (Double Ouch!)
• Other countries started infiltrating China.
• Christian missionaries: While some brought education and health benefits, many Chinese felt these missionaries were ruining their traditions.

🚶🍦 Real-world example: Imagine walking with an ice cream cone and someone keeps adding flavors you didn’t ask for. Some might be nice, but you're upset because it’s not what you wanted!