HIST 2057 Chapter : Paper 2 Note
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Part ii: us is expanding its border and its influence z. Europe & asia etc: believes us needs new territory to keep expanding, alaska is the new frontier, more about economic expansion than geographic expansion. Policy: chinese were not happy with this, us did not send the letter to china, why are foreign countries controlling chinese policy and economy ( trading with an economy thats being run by other countries) Boxer rebellion: chinese party rebell and burn down the buildings of foreign businesses in an attempt to drive out foreign business, an international force from various countries descend upon. China and squash the boxer rebellion: usa"s participation in ending the rebellion gave them the respect of foreign nations and many countries allowed us to practice under the open door policy, us maintained the most favored nations status. B. japan: very strong nation that could not be bullied by the us, us made diplomatic overtures.
