<span>The purpose of the Open Door Policy was to give all nations equal rights when trading with China, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. It was initiated by the United States and aimed to both enhance global trade and to promote China's welfare and sovereignty.</span>
Great Britain got huge gains in territory, and France gave up most of their land.
It was "the Adamson Act" that was a progressive reform that mandated an 8 hour workday for railroad workers, since these workers prior to such reforms often were up against very harsh conditions and long hours. And it was "B. Robert M. Lafollette" who was <span>a governor of Wisconsin and one of the most famous progressive politicians in U.S. history.</span>
The policy of detente refers to the time in the 1960s-1970s when the two superpowers eased tension and tried to cooperate to avoid conflict i the cold war.
