The Youth of the Shandong Province were formed for all the reasons listed including:
A. they resent special treatment of Chinese converts to Christianity
B. they opposed the Foreign invaders
C. they have seen their culture erased
The Youth of the Shandong Province also known as Boxers, were against the way Europeans gave special treatment to Chinese Christians and so killed them during the Boxer Rebellions.
They also opposed the Europeans who they saw as invaders who were leading and encouraging the erosion of Chinese culture.
In conclusion, the Youth of Shandong Province had several grievances.
The answer is A because the significance of gunboat diplomacy is military threats which is a foreign policy used to scare the less powerful nation so that they follow the most powerful nations demands.
