Although imperialist practices have existed for thousands of years, the term " Age of Imperialism " generally refers to the activities of nations such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States in the early 18th through the middle 20th centuries, e. g., the " The Great Game " in Persian lands, the " Scramble for Africa " and the " Open Door Policy " in China.

* 1900 – John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.

He established the Open Door policy in China.

His contributions included the adoption of an Open Door Policy in China ( announced on January 2, 1900 ) which may have been a contributing factor in the Boxer Rebellion, and the preparations for the Panama Canal.

Initial success in China led to an extended effort by the President to effect the Open Door Policy, particularly in Manchuria ; this was not successful due in large part to the President's reliance on the inexperienced Knox, who failed to properly assess the objections of Japan and Russia.

** U. S. Secretary of State John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote American trade with China.

* 2005: The Door Stands Open, Irish Writers Centre

This area was damaged by an F5 tornado on April 8, 1998 including the non-denominational Open Door Church.

Though there are several theater groups in Acton, the two eldest are Theatre III and Open Door Theater.

Open Door Theater is a community theater group which was founded to provide an inclusive theater experience.

Open Door produces one large musical each year which features a large number of performers ranging in age from 9 to adult including people with special needs.

* The VERNIER Scale Open Door Web Site reference source for both students and teachers.

* Open Door Baptist Church

* 1631-Dutch missionary Abraham Rogerius ( anglicized as Roger ), who authored Open Door to the Secrets of Heathendom, begins 10 years of ministry among the Tamil people in the Dutch colony of Pulicat near Madras, India

Open Door Christian Academy is a private school.

This was followed by the similarly-styled " The Door is Still Open to My Heart ", which reached number six later that year.

Townshend's solo breakthrough, following the death of Who drummer Keith Moon, was the 1980 release Empty Glass, which included a top-10 single, " Let My Love Open the Door ".

* I Ain't Gonna Open That Door ( 1949 )

In 1900, several powers agreed to the U. S .- backed scheme, giving rise to the " Open Door " policy, denoting freedom of commercial access and non-annexation of Chinese territory.

* " Hannah, Won't You Open That Door " w. Andrew B.

# A Lucky Man / Open Door ( 1: 41 )* ( does not include the final orchestral outburst as the " bear " bursts through the door, which only lasts for a few seconds )

On November 2, 1917, the Lansing-Ishii Agreement noted the recognition of Japan's interests in China and pledges of keeping an " Open Door Policy " ( 門戸開放政策 ).

In the published text of the Agreement, signed by United States Secretary of State Robert Lansing and Japanese special envoy Ishii Kikujirō, both parties pledged to uphold the Open Door Policy in China, with respect to its territorial and administrative integrity.

However, the United States government also acknowledged that Japan had " special interests " in China due to its geographic proximity, especially in those areas of China adjacent to Japanese territory, which was in effect, a contradiction to the Open Door Policy.

In 1966, James Bevel, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Albert Raby led the Chicago Open Housing Movement, which culminated in agreements between Mayor Richard J. Daley and the movement leaders.

* Why “ Open Source ” misses the point of Free Software, by Richard Stallman

People primarily known for their contributions to the consciousness of the programmer subculture of hackers include Richard Stallman, the founder of the free software movement and the GNU project, president of the Free Software Foundation and author of the famous Emacs text editor as well as the GNU Compiler Collection ( GCC ), and Eric S. Raymond, one of the founders of the Open Source Initiative and writer of the famous text The Cathedral and the Bazaar and many other essays, maintainer of the Jargon File ( which was previously maintained by Guy L. Steele, Jr .).

Although born from the same history of Unix, Internet free software, and the hacker culture as the free software movement launched by Richard Stallman and his Free Software Foundation, the Open Source Initiative was formed and chose the term open source, in Michael Tiemann's words, to " dump the moralizing and confrontational attitude that had been associated with ' free software ' in the past and sell the idea strictly on the same pragmatic, business-case grounds that had motivated Netscape.

* Middleton, Richard, ( 1990 ) Studying Popular Music, Open University Press.

* Richard Langham Smith ( born 1947 ), British academic, head of music at the Open University

* Gerry Max, "' When Youth Kept Open House ' – Richard Halliburton and Thomas Wolfe ", North Carolina Literary Review, 1996, Issue Number 5.

By this time of course Wagner was a well-known figure and the reprint brought many counter-attacks, amongst which may be mentioned: Joseph Engel, " Richard Wagner, Jewishness in Music, a Defense " (" Richard Wagner, das Judentum in Musik, eine Abwehr "); E. M. Oettinger, " An Open Love-Letter to Richard Wagner " (" Offenes Billetdoux an Richard Wagner ", Dresden, 1869 ); and A. Truhart, " Open Letter to Richard Wagner " (" Offener Brief an Richard Wagner " St. Petersburg, 1869 ).

* First U. S. National Singles Championship, precursor of the US Open, won by Richard D. Sears ( USA ) who defeats William E. Glyn ( USA ) 6 – 0 6 – 3 6 – 2

In 1964 he recorded " Open the Door, Richard ".

The Open Content License, dated July 14, 1998, predates the GNU Free Documentation License ( GFDL ) and other non-software public licenses, though discussions were held between David A. Wiley, creator of the Open Content License, and Richard Stallman, leader of the Free Software Foundation, who created the GNU General Public License for software and would create the GFDL.

As Richard Stallman puts it, " Open source is a development methodology ; free software is a social movement.

* Popper, Karl R. ( 1945 ) The Open Society and Its Enemies

Neorealism exploded soon after the war, with unforgettable works such as Rossellini's trilogy Rome, Open City ( 1945 ), Paisà ( 1946 ), and Germany, Year Zero ( 1948 ), and with extraordinary actors such as Anna Magnani, as an attempt to describe the difficult economic and moral conditions of Italy and the changes in public mentality in everyday life.

In The Open Society and its Enemies ( 1945 ), Karl Popper argued that the principle ' maximize pleasure ' should be replaced by ' minimize pain '.

Rossellini was one of the directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing films such as Roma città aperta ( Rome, Open City 1945 ) to the movement.

The Fascist regime collapsed in 1943 and just two months after the liberation of Rome ( June 4, 1944 ), Rossellini was already preparing the anti-fascist Roma città aperta ( Rome, Open City 1945 ).

* Rome, Open City ( 1945 )

* Open City ( Roberto Rossellini, 1945 )

* 1945 ( 6 ) Los Angeles Open, Gulfport Open, Pensacola Open, Jacksonville Open, Dallas Open, Tulsa Open

After meeting director Goffredo Alessandrini she received her first screen role in La cieca di Sorrento ( The Blind Woman of Sorrento ) ( 1934 ) and later achieved international fame in Rossellini's Rome, Open City ( 1945 ), considered the first significant movie to launch the Italian neorealism movement in cinema.

Her film career had spread over almost 20 years before she gained international renown as Pina in Roberto Rossellini's neorealist milestone Roma, città aperta ( Rome, Open City, 1945 ).

* Karl Popper ( 1945 ), The Open Society and Its Enemies.

* 1945 ( 1 ) All American Open

Nelson would subsequently win four more major tournaments, the U. S. Open in 1939, the PGA Championship in 1940 and 1945, and a second Masters in 1942.

* 1945 ( 18 ) Phoenix Open, Corpus Christi Open, New Orleans Open, Miami International Four-Ball ( with Harold " Jug " McSpaden ), Charlotte Open, Greater Greensboro Open, Durham Open, Atlanta Open, Montreal Open, Philadelphia Inquirer Open, Chicago Victory National Open, PGA Championship, Tam O ' Shanter Open, Canadian Open, Knoxville Invitational, Esmeralda Open, Seattle Open, Glen Garden Open