The Open Door policy:
A) lasted only a few years.
B) allowed America to create an informal economic empire.
C) was applied as much to Japan as to China.
D) did not prevent the British takeover of China.

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The Open Door policy, proposed by the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, aimed at promoting equal opportunities for international trade and investment in China. This policy allowed the U.S. to expand its trade without taking formal colonial control, thus creating an informal economic empire.

The Open Door Policy