​Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Events)		LIST-II (Year)
A.	Boxer Rebellion in China	I.	1910-1920
B.	Mexican Revolution	II.	1931
C.	Japan invaded Manchuria	III.	1936
D.	Germany Reoccupied the Rhineland	IV.	1900-1901

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is B

Let's analyze each event in LIST-I and its corresponding year in LIST-II with historical context:

A. Boxer Rebellion in China (1899–1901)

• Correct Match: IV. 1900–1901

• Details:

  • The Boxer Rebellion (officially the Yihetuan Movement) was an anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising in China.

  • It was led by the "Boxers" (a secret society called theSociety of Righteous and Harmonious Fists).

  • Peaked in1900 when Boxers besieged foreign legations in Beijing.

  • Ended in 1901 with the defeat of the Boxers by the Eight-Nation Alliance (Britain, France, Germany, U.S., Japan, Russia, Italy, Austria-Hungary).

  • Resulted in the Boxer Protocol, humiliating China with reparations and foreign military presence.

B. Mexican Revolution (1910–1920)

• Correct Match: I. 1910–1920

• Details:

  • A major armed struggle against the35-year dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz.

  • Key figures:Francisco Madero (initiated the revolution),Emiliano Zapata(land reform),Pancho Villa(northern rebellion), and Venustiano Carranza(post-revolution government).

  • Phases:

    1. 1910–1911: Overthrow of Díaz.

    2. 1911–1917: Civil wars among revolutionary factions.

    3. 1917–1920: Stabilization under the Mexican Constitution of 1917(one of the most progressive at the time).

  • Ended with the establishment of a more democratic system but with lingering violence.

C. Japan Invaded Manchuria (1931)

• Correct Match: II. 1931

• Details:

  • Japan, seeking resources and expansion, staged the Mukden Incident(a false-flag railway explosion) as a pretext to invade Manchuria (northeast China).

  • By1932, Japan established the puppet state of Manchukuo, installing Puyi (last Qing emperor) as its figurehead.

  • The League of Nations condemned Japan, leading to Japan’s withdrawal from the League in1933.

  • Marked the beginning of Japan’s aggressive expansion in Asia, leading to the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945).

D. Germany Reoccupied the Rhineland (1936)

• Correct Match: III. 1936

• Details:

  • The Rhineland (a demilitarized zone under the Treaty of Versailles, 1919) was reoccupied by German troops in March 1936.

  • Hitler violated the treaty, testing Western powers (France and Britain), who did not resist.

  • Significance:

    • Boosted Hitler’s domestic popularity.

    • Showed the weakness of the League of Nations.

    • Encouraged further Nazi aggression (e.g., annexation of Austria in 1938).