QUIZ
FROM THE MAY PAST
Q.1. May 1900 saw the violent uprising that rocked China. It was initiated by the Militia United in Righteousness
(Yihetuan). Many of their members had been practitioners of Chinese martial arts, also referred to in the west as Chinese
Boxing. The uprising took place against a background that included severe drought and disruption caused by the growth
of foreign spheres of influence. Name this anti-imperialist, anti-foreign, and anti-Christian uprising that took place in
China between 1899 and 1901, toward the end of the Qing dynasty.
Q.2. After two years and seven months the war that began with a string of British defeats got over in May 1902. The
leaders arrived in Pretoria to meet Lord Milner, the High Commissioner. Before the expiry of the British deadline, at
midnight on last day of May, they signed the terms of surrender. Here we are talking about the victory in ..........