Who was forced to flee Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion?
The emperor and the Empress Dowager
The Allied Forces
Foreign ambassadors
Yuan Shikai
Answer
The emperor and the Empress Dowager were forced to flee Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion. The Boxers were a group of Chinese people who believed in a mixture of traditional Chinese religion and Christianity. They were opposed to foreign influence in China and attacked foreign diplomats and missionaries. In June 1900, the Boxers began a siege of the foreign legations in Beijing.
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