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Why did John Hay propose the Open Door policy?
The United States wanted to take control of China's government.
China asked the United States for military protection against the European traders.
The United States was concerned that European nations were dominating Chinese trade.
European nations requested equal access to Chinese markets.
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The United States was concerned that European nations were dominating Chinese trade.
Hay's Open Door Notes (1899–1900) asked the imperial powers to keep China open to trade by all nations on equal terms and to respect China's territorial integrity so the U.S. would not be shut out of Chinese markets.
Hay's Open Door Notes (1899–1900) asked the imperial powers to keep China open to trade by all nations on equal terms and to respect China's territorial integrity so the U.S. would not be shut out of Chinese markets.
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