The Open Door And The Rise Of Chinese Nationalism: American Policy And China, 1917-1928

Author

Brian Thomas George

Publication Date

3-11-1977

Abstract

This monograph traces the interaction of American diplomacy with the rise of nationalism in China between 1917 and 1928. It illustrates how the United States hoped to preserve the Open Door in China through the tactic of institutionalizing cooperation with Japan and the other major capitalist powers following World War I.· When that method failed to fulfill American objectives, the United States turned in the direction of a more independent approach. The failure to maintain cooperation in the 1920s, however, was a major factor in moving the United States and Japan down the road to Pearl Harbor over the next decade. This study, which is largely based on State Department records and private manuscript collections, also demonstrates how American diplomacy concerning China during these years was a paradigm of its general response toward twentieth century nationalism in Third World countries.

Level of Degree

Doctoral

Degree Name

History

Department Name

History

First Committee Member (Chair)

Noel Harvey Pugach

Second Committee Member

Frank William Iklé

Third Committee Member

William Miner Dabney

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Recommended Citation

George, Brian Thomas. "The Open Door And The Rise Of Chinese Nationalism: American Policy And China, 1917-1928." (1977). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hist_etds/438