During the last years of the nineteenth century, the United States responded to events in China by
A) sending an American gunboat to force the Manchu dynasty to capitulate.
B) requesting equal trading privileges and the opening of trading ports in China.
C) bombing the capital until Chinese terrorists surrendered.
D) sending covert aid to the Harmonious Righteous Fists in an effort to overthrow the anti-Western Manchu empress.
E) demanding that an arbitration commission be established.

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The United States sought to ensure equal trading privileges for all nations and prevent any single country from monopolizing trade with China, leading to the formulation of the Open Door Policy. This policy advocated for equal opportunities for international trade in China, rather than using force or covert actions to influence China's internal affairs or trade policies.

During the Last Years of the Nineteenth Century, the United