US Involvement in China and the Open Door Policy

Why did the US hope to increase their involvement in Asia and China?

• To establish a colony in China

• To gain access to raw materials

• To exploit China's market for American goods

• To establish exclusive economic rights over China

What were spheres of influence in China?

• Regions in which China claimed exclusive economic privileges

• Regions in which foreign nations claimed exclusive economic privileges

• Regions in which China had established colonies

• Regions in which foreign nations had established colonies

Which countries had established spheres of influence in China?

• Germany, Britain, France, Russia, and Japan

• United States, Germany, Britain, France, and Japan

• United States, Germany, Britain, France, Russia, and Italy

• United States, Germany, Britain, France, Russia, Japan, and Austria-Hungary

What was the nickname given to China at that time?

• The Sick Man of Asia

• The Rising Power of Asia

• The Economic Giant of Asia

• The Sleeping Dragon of Asia

What was the purpose of the Open Door Notes issued by John Hay?

• To propose the division of China among foreign nations

• To establish exclusive economic rights for the United States in China

• To propose equal trading rights for all nations in China

• To demand reparations from China for the Boxer Rebellion

Who were the Boxers?

• A secret society in China opposing foreign influence

• A group of Chinese civilians who converted to Christianity

• A group of Chinese martial arts fighters

• A group of Chinese missionaries

What was the Boxer Rebellion?

• An open rebellion against the Chinese government

• A rebellion led by the Boxers to expel foreigners from China

• A rebellion against the presence of Christian missionaries in China

• A rebellion against the dominance of Japan in Asia

Which countries formed the Eight-Nation Alliance to crush the Boxer Rebellion?

• Germany, Japan, Russia, Britain, France, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and United States

• Germany, Japan, Russia, Britain, France, Italy, and Austria-Hungary

• Germany, Japan, Russia, Britain, France, and United States

• Germany, Japan, Russia, Britain, and France

What was the main goal of the Open Door Policy?

• To establish exclusive economic rights for the United States in China

• To ensure American businesses had access to trade with Chinese markets

• To divide China among foreign nations

• To demand reparations from China for the Boxer Rebellion

What did the US fear would happen if foreign powers established control over parts of China?

• The US would lose access to the Chinese market

• The US would gain exclusive economic rights over China

• China would become a colony of the US

• China would become a colony of the foreign powers