During which war did Smedley Butler fight in the early part of his career?
Boxer Rebellion
Banana Wars
Mexican Revolution
World War I
Answer
The Boxer Rebellion of 1899–1901, also known as the Yihetuan Movement, was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China against foreign influence in the late Qing dynasty. Smedley Butler participated in the multinational military effort to relieve the foreign legations besieged in Beijing as a young Marine Corps officer, seeing his first active combat during this conflict.
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