The federal government actively promote industrial and agricultural development in this period by imposing high tariffs which prevented competition, granted land to Railroad companies, removed Indians for farmers and mining companies. This all happened during the Gilded Age, which was from 1870s to about 1900.
What was the Open Door policy? The Open Door policy was a statement of principles initiated by the United States in 1899 and 1900. It called for protection of equal privileges for all countries trading with China and for the support of Chinese territorial and administrative integrity.
