A Troublesome Egg to Hatch
J. S. Pughe
Pub.: J. Ottmann Lith. Co., Puck Bldg., 1901 April 6.
from Puck magazine
J. S. Pughe
Pub.: J. Ottmann Lith. Co., Puck Bldg., 1901 April 6.
from Puck magazine
The rulers of "Russia", "Germany", "Italy", "Austria", "France", and "England", are as chickens trying to hatch a large egg labeled "China." A chicken labeled "Japan" stands in the background with Uncle Sam, also as a chicken, perched on a fence in the rear.
Refering to the Eight-Nation Alliance in response to the Boxer Rebellion in China, 1899-1901, five years after the first Sino-Japanese War.
Refering to the Eight-Nation Alliance in response to the Boxer Rebellion in China, 1899-1901, five years after the first Sino-Japanese War.
The combination of extreme weather conditions, Western attempts at colonizing China and growing anti-imperialist sentiment fueled the movement.
The European great powers finally ceased their ambitions of colonizing China and this period marks the ceding of European great power interference in Chinese affairs.
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