2 janv. 1898 - Open Door Policy est.

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- Open Door Policy was the US's foreign policy for its dealings with China
- The US had become a major commercial power in Asia after acquiring the Philippine Islands
- Europe and Japan made moves to take over portions of China, threatening US interests there
- Under McKinley's Direction, Sec. of State sent messages to the major powers in Europe and Japan, asking them to state publicly that they would not interfere with open trade in China
- Policy served as a guiding principle for US foreign affairs in China throughout the early 1900s.