USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Open Door policy was a statement of principles initiated by the United States in 1899 and 1900. It called for protection of equal privileges for all countries trading with China and for the support of Chinese territorial and administrative integrity.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Open Door Policy (Chinese: ) is the United States diplomatic policy established in the late 19th and early 20th century that called for a system of equal trade and investment and to guarantee the territorial integrity of Qing China.

Detailed explanation-3: -These Open Door Notes aimed to secure international agreement to the U.S. policy of promoting equal opportunity for international trade and commerce in China, and respect for China’s administrative and territorial integrity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, and Russia were the recipients of the Open Door policy notes; other countries later affirmed the terms of the policy in the Nine-Power Pact of 1922.

Detailed explanation-5: -China became the next step in the imperial expansion process. Thus, Secretary of State John Hay wrote the Open Door Note in 1899, proposing the equal division of Chinese territory. Opening the door to China would allow the United States to gain economic influence in the region without having to carve out its own piece.