1.
Look at the following diagram about the United States and China during the
late nineteenth century and answer the question below.
ACTIONS OF EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES AND JAPAN
They created spheres
of influence in China
and had leases to
use vital seaports.
RESPONSE OF THE
UNITED STATES
In 1899, Secretary of
State John Hay asked
European powers to
accept an Open Door
Policy in China.
How did these actions affect the United States?
A. They opposed anarchism.
B. They promoted isolationism.
C. They discouraged absolutism.
D. They encouraged imperialism.
D.
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