The "Open Door notes"
A) sought to give the United States a monopoly on trade with China.
B) gave the United States a reason to be militarily involved in China.
C) were directed to imperial powers in Europe and Asia.
D) were written by Theodore Roosevelt.
E) argued that Japan should open its borders to free trade.

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The Open Door notes were a series of diplomatic messages sent by U.S. Secretary of State John Hay to imperial powers in Europe and Asia in 1899 and 1900, advocating for equal trading rights in China for all nations. The goal was to prevent any one country from dominating China economically and politically.

The "Open Door Notes