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President McKinley wants an "Open Door"
U.S. President McKinley want all trading nations to have access to China's market. -
Nations Gain Influence in China
The Chinese market is in jeopardy and the solution is granting "unequal treaties" among Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and Russia who utilized their influence to exercise economic and political rights -
John Hay's Open Door Note is made
John Hay was an American Secretary of State who was an advocate for Anglo-American cooperation. He issued the Open Door notes as a unilateral U.S. initiative which circulated around the major powers. -
Boxer Rebellion
Chinese nationalists opposed foreign occupation of their country through physical resistance -
Beijing Receives American Relief
The U.S. dispatched several troops from the Philippines to aid in the expedition in China. China has been facing imperialism pressure. -
Hay Issues the Second Open Door Note
Hay's issued a Second Note to the intervening powers, trying to seek a solution that can bring peace and safety to China all while preserving its entity. Only Britain, France, and Germany responds positively. -
Boxer Rebellion Comes to an End
With the singing of the Boxer Protocol, the rebellion ends and troops are now allowed to be stationed in China. -
John Hay's Death
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Tensions Rise Between China and Japan
China begins to resist the expansion of Japanese influence on its territory -
U.S. Stands for the Open Door
U.S. stands for its Open Door Policy and aids China in the Sino-Japanese War by banning the trade of essentials to Japan -
Second Sino-Japanese War Declared
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WWII and the Second Sino-Japanese War Ends
Japan is defeated in both wars and the shift in world order lowers the importance of the Open Door Policy
