University of Groningen
American History: Documents: Documents: Open Door Note
Read the note Secretary of State John Hay sent to Andrew White, ambassador to Germany, spelling out the United States' position on keeping trade with China open despite the claims of European countries to various ports in China.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: A Proclamation to Panama by u.s. Government
Read the text of a proclamation to Panama by President Roosevelt, guaranteeing the independence of Panama in exchange for rights to canal construction.
University of Florida
University of Florida: Panama and the Canal
This site contains an extensive collection of historic photos, documents, stories, oral histories, indigenous art, and news items related to the Panama Canal and America's involvement in it.
PBS
Pbs: The American Experience in the 1900s
This site presents a general picture of what life was like in the United States at the turn of the century. Content includes compelling images, information, and documents about American life.
Other
Encyclopedia of the New American Nation: Open Door Policy
Find an extensive, seven-part discussion of the Open Door Policy, with which the United States attempted to gain a foothold in trade with China. Read about the origin of the policy, and find out whether it was a success.
Mount Holyoke College
International Relations: The Open Door Note, 1899
Here is the note submitted by Secretary of State John Hay in September, 1899, which outlined the United States' Open Door policy toward China.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: John Hay
In-depth biography of John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 - July 1, 1905), author of the Open Door Policy in China. Hay also paved the way for the construction of the Panama Canal.
Other
Amdocs: First Open Door Note, by John Hay
A diplomatic note sent to the U.S. ambassador to Germany from John Hay, Secretary of State, giving a brief outline of the U.S. concept of the Open Door policy for China.
US Department of State
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: John Milton Hay (1838 1905)
Brief biogrpahy of John Milton Hay describes his rise as a prominent statesman and talks about the significant inluence he had on foreign policy while serving as Secretary of State under President William Mckinnley.
Library of Congress
Loc: John Milton Hay
This site from the Library of Congress provides a very brief biography of U.S. Secretary of State from 1898-1905, John Milton Hay. Includes some photographs.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: United States and Asia
This site explains how, as the race for empire gained momentum, the U.S. sought trade relations with China by the late 1800s. Late to the game, the Open Door Policy secured equal trading opportunities for all countries involved. The...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: America 1900: The Open Door Policy
Read this brief excerpt from an interview with a Cornell professor concerning America's Open Door Policy of 1900.
PBS
Pbs: America 1900: The China Market
Read this brief excerpt of a Cornell historian regarding the importance of the Chinese market for American textiles in 1900.
Mount Holyoke College
International Relations: The Russian Reply to the Open Door Note
Russia's reply to United States Secretary of State, John Hay's "Open Door Note" concerning trade in China.
Mount Holyoke College
International Relations: The British Reply to the Open Door Note
Great Britain's reply to United States Secretary of State, John Hay's "Open Door Note."
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Hay
(1838-1905) Journalist, historian, poet laureate and paved the way for the building of the Panama Canal.