Which nation’s expansion into Manchuria posed the greatest threat to the Open Door Policy in the early 1900s?
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Correct answer: Russia
Russia's move to occupy Manchuria after the Boxer Rebellion directly threatened the principle of equal trade access. This tension eventually contributed to the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904.
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