Many great European powers had been exploiting China's weak economic system to enforce their own trade regulations for years. The United States simply wanted to join the fray, so the Open Door notes were sent to the European powers basically stating, "Hey, you guys can't own all of China, make sure that all countries get to trade equally with them."
Just as a side note, the Open Door policy with China was extremely hypocritical for the United States, as the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 basically stated that none of the European powers could interfere with the Western Hemisphere... While no one was allowed to touch the Americas, the United States was apparently allowed to mess with the rest of the world.
The correct answer is B. Native American.
As the earliest ancestors of Native Americans, they can be considered to be descended from the Paleo-Indians. They shared the use of fire and trained dogs with their Asian counterparts, but grazing animals, domesticated plants, and the wheel did not seem to be Old World innovations.
Thomas Paine's response to the argument that the British have protected America is with the book 'Common Sense'
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The answer is Abu Bakr and Ali. It was the difference between the Shiites and the Sunnis.
