1899 ⟶ Open Door Policy Declared for China

1899–1900: Open Door Policy proclaimed to protect China.
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💰 Opium Wars and Western Trade Concessions in China

1860: After the First and Second Opium Wars, France, the United Kingdom, the United States and Russia gain many trade and associated concessions from China resulting in the start of the decline of the Qing dynasty.⟶
Opium Wars and Western Trade Concessions in China (1839)
TradeImperialismQing Dynasty
ChinaChinaUnited KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFranceUnited StatesUnited StatesRussiaRussia

🤝 United States and China Sign Treaty of Wanghia

Treaty of Wanghia was signed by the United States and China.⟶
United States and China Sign Treaty of Wanghia (1844)
DiplomacyTreatyTradeForeign RelationsImperialismQing Dynasty
United StatesUnited StatesChinaChina

🤝 Convention of Kanagawa Opens Japan to American Trade

The Convention of Kanagawa formally ends Japan's policy of isolation. This would open up two ports in Japan to American ships and offered protection to American crews.⟶
Convention of Kanagawa Opens Japan to American Trade (1854)
ImperialismIsolationismTradeDiplomacyTreatyMeiji RestorationGlobalization
JapanJapanUnited StatesUnited States

🚪 Open Door Policy Declared for China

1899–1900: Open Door Policy proclaimed to protect China.⟶
Open Door Policy Declared for China (1899)
ImperialismForeign PolicyDiplomacyTradeInternational Relations
ChinaChinaUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFranceGermanyGermanyRussiaRussiaJapanJapan