To what extent did resentment of foreign influence cause the Boxer Rebellion (1900–1901)?

Candidates are required to consider the merits or otherwise of the suggestion that resentment of foreign influence caused the Boxer Rebellion. Candidates may agree, partly agree or disagree with the suggestion. In support, candidates may consider the role of the Unequal Treaties, resentment of the tactics of Christian missionaries and the blaming of foreigners for natural disasters such as the Yangtze floods and the 1900 drought. Candidates may comment on examples of protests against foreigners, such as attacks on foreign diplomats and missionaries. The Manchus may be regarded as examples of foreign influence. Candidates may consider the importance of other factors, such as tensions at court over the adoption of the Guangzu reforms, the role of the Empress Dowager, the perceived disturbing effects of new technology such as railways and telegraph wires, and the patronage of the Boxers by some court factions.