Why does esherick say the name of the boxer rebellion in inaccurate

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Yes why, because he does not believe that the Boxers rebelled against the government. Instead, he says they directed their anger at foreign influences

Boxer Rebellion. Boxer Rebellion, officially supported peasant uprising of 1900 that attempted to drive all foreigners from China. "Boxers" was a name that foreigners gave to a Chinese secret society known as the Yihequan.

The Boxer Rebellion targeted both the Manchu dynasty in China and the influence of European powers within China. Though the Boxer Rebellion failed but it did enough to stir up national pride within China itself ... The rebellion began in north China in the Shantung Province.