Soon after the Opium Wars and the Sino-Japanese War, many countries had picked apart China and each taken small pieces. China was somewhat divided on the subject of the new found rule, but those who opposed mostly did so privately as any attempts at rebellion were dispersed by the country in charge of the region. One of the most famous rebellions was the Boxer Rebellion. In this, a group of people called the Yihequan (Righteous Harmonious Fists) who originally opposed the Quig Dynasty began to instead rebel against the westerners. Due to many issues plaguing the country at the time, the group, called the Boxers by Westerners for their martial arts studies, began to gain power. The Chinese Government persuaded the Boxers to join forces with the dynasty to destroy the foreigners. Soon, the Boxers were attacking foreign troops and missionaries out in the open. It became a very bloody time in which the Boxers captured Beijing. After a period of control, a set of foreign troops was dispatched to dispose of the rebels, and they succeeded. They recaptured Beijing and freed foreign prisoners. This was only one of the many rebellions that took place in China to fight against the foreign rule. The rebellions varied from small uprisings to full scale massive near-revolutions. One in particular that took place in 1949 led to China becoming a communist nation which greatly improved the government.
China was never actually entirely free of imperial rule until 1949. It was then that the Chinese Communist Party won their revolution and finally gained China. It was then that the people finally regained control of their country.
China was never actually entirely free of imperial rule until 1949. It was then that the Chinese Communist Party won their revolution and finally gained China. It was then that the people finally regained control of their country.