The United States considered itself a more enlightened country than the Europeans, that's why it was founded. Still, the Open Door Policy wasn't born out of a d

The United States considered itself a more enlightened country than the Europeans, that's why it was founded. Still, the Open Door Policy wasn't born out of a desire to end colonialism so much as strategy. The US wanted markets in China where the Europeans already had control. It didn't want to be squeezed out and so played balance of powers.