Question

In response to the growing influence of outsiders in their country, a Chinese nationalist

group launched the Boxer Rebellion. As the rebellion ensued, Secretary of State John
Hay reasserted America's Open Door Policy.
What was the goal of the Secretary of State John Hay's Open Door Policy?
A. to gain equal trade rights for American commerce in China
B. to drive European imperialists out of China
C. to prevent another rebellion from erupting in China
D. to carve out an American sphere of influence in China

Answer 1

A. to gain equal trade rights for American commerce in China

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