Many Americans Became Concerned About the Increasing Foreign Intervention in China

question 39

Multiple Choice

Many Americans became concerned about the increasing foreign intervention in China because they

• A) feared that American missions would be jeopardized and Chinese markets closed to non-Europeans.
• B) feared the United States would be drawn into a war with Japan over political and economic influence over China.
• C) feared German military domination of China.
• D) believed that such intervention undermined Chinese sovereignty.
• E) disliked the superior racial attitudes displayed by the Europeans toward the Chinese.

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