The United States and Japan both wanted control over Asia .However, they both had different objectives on how they were going to gain control of Asia between the years of 1899 and 1942. John Hay, who was the secretary of state of the United States, proposed an idea called an open door policy which consisted of the option of opening up trade in China to the United States, China, and several nations in Europe. One of the United States objectives for gaining control over Asia is having China become open for trade instead of remaining in control. Instead of forcing them, The United States wants to do it peacefully. Equality if important for the United States, They want all equal trading in China. The European nations, and Japan. “[The United
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When China was declining the Europeans divided up China in “Spheres of Influence”, which was an area where a country had special privileges. The United States was one of the countries who didn’t have a sphere of influence in China, which worried them because they were afraid they were going to get cut off from China. The Open Door Policy stated that countries could not prevent other nations from trading within that countries sphere of influence. The Open Door Notes supports this statement by saying, “Second. That the Chinese [tariff]... shall apply to all merchandise landed or shipped to all such ports... within said sphere [of influence]... no matter what nationality, it may belong, and that duties so leviable shall be collected by the Chinese government. Open Door Notes)”. John Hay also hit on how there should be no extra taxes on ports, railroads, or harbor dues on vessels if a country decided to trade in another countries sphere. The open door notes clearly say this during its third suggestion,” Third. That [a nation] will levy no higher harbor dues on vessels of another nationality frequenting any port in such sphere than shall be levied on vessels of its own nationality, and no higher railroad charges over lines... within its sphere on merchandise belonging to citizens or subjects of other nationalities, transported through such sphere than shall be levied on similar merchandise …show more content…
With this charter the United States and Great Britain agreed to support restoration on self-government to those who lost it during the war. They also made the agreement that neither the US or Great Britain will not seek territorial gains from the war or territorial changes against the peoples’ wishes. “First, their countries seek no aggrandizement, territorial or other; Second, they desire to see no territorial changes that do not accord with the freely expressed wishes of the peoples concerned” (Atlantic Charter). Economic prosperity was also important in the Atlantic charter .For Example ,In the Atlantic Charter it states,” Fourth, they will endeavor, with due respect for their existing obligations, to further the enjoyment by all States, great or small, victor or vanquished, of access, on equal terms, to the trade and to the raw materials of the world which are needed for their economic prosperity was all nations would have access to raw materials if they needed it for economic prosperity and to ease down trade restrictions”(Atlantic
When China was declining the Europeans divided up China in “Spheres of Influence”, which was an area where a country had special privileges. The United States was one of the countries who didn’t have a sphere of influence in China, which worried them because they were afraid they were going to get cut off from China. The Open Door Policy stated that countries could not prevent other nations from trading within that countries sphere of influence. The Open Door Notes supports this statement by saying, “Second. That the Chinese [tariff]... shall apply to all merchandise landed or shipped to all such ports... within said sphere [of influence]... no matter what nationality, it may belong, and that duties so leviable shall be collected by the Chinese government. Open Door Notes)”. John Hay also hit on how there should be no extra taxes on ports, railroads, or harbor dues on vessels if a country decided to trade in another countries sphere. The open door notes clearly say this during its third suggestion,” Third. That [a nation] will levy no higher harbor dues on vessels of another nationality frequenting any port in such sphere than shall be levied on vessels of its own nationality, and no higher railroad charges over lines... within its sphere on merchandise belonging to citizens or subjects of other nationalities, transported through such sphere than shall be levied on similar merchandise …show more content…
With this charter the United States and Great Britain agreed to support restoration on self-government to those who lost it during the war. They also made the agreement that neither the US or Great Britain will not seek territorial gains from the war or territorial changes against the peoples’ wishes. “First, their countries seek no aggrandizement, territorial or other; Second, they desire to see no territorial changes that do not accord with the freely expressed wishes of the peoples concerned” (Atlantic Charter). Economic prosperity was also important in the Atlantic charter .For Example ,In the Atlantic Charter it states,” Fourth, they will endeavor, with due respect for their existing obligations, to further the enjoyment by all States, great or small, victor or vanquished, of access, on equal terms, to the trade and to the raw materials of the world which are needed for their economic prosperity was all nations would have access to raw materials if they needed it for economic prosperity and to ease down trade restrictions”(Atlantic