A historian claims that the boxer rebellion should be blamed entirely on the chinese people, as the boxer movement was started by Chinese. Which of the following is a counterclaim to this historian's claim?

A) The Boxer Rebellion should really be known as the boxer uprising
B) The Boxer movement recieved support from China's Qing dynasty.
C) The Boxer movement was a direct response to European actions in China
D) The Boxer Rebellion was an extremely destructive and deadly event.

Question

A historian claims that the boxer rebellion should be blamed entirely on the chinese people, as the boxer movement was started by Chinese. Which of the following is a counterclaim to this historian's claim?

A) The Boxer Rebellion should really be known as the boxer uprising
B) The Boxer movement recieved support from China's Qing dynasty.
C) The Boxer movement was a direct response to European actions in China
D) The Boxer Rebellion was an extremely destructive and deadly event.

van.gosh · Answer

The answer is C. While all of the other answers are about the Rebellion, only C is a direct response to the statement. The other side of the coin, if you will.