The Boxer Rebellion

The russian navy requested a nearly fourfold increase in their budget for 18 98 to help them rapidly build up a new pacific fleet. But of more immediate concern to everyone was the boxer rebellion, which erupted in november 18 99. The japanese felt robbed. They felt threatened. And if the russians weren't careful, all of this was going to lead to war. This eight nation alliance was composed of eight nations who never were on the same side of anything. At this moment and time they were united in imperial alliance against any attempt to resurrect the corpse of china that they all hoped to feed off of for the next century.