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

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 ".

* Open the Door Richard ( 1945 )

* 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.

" There are also some Arminians, like Roger Olson, who believe Open theism to be an alternative view that a Christian can have.

* Open communion is the practice of allowing members of other churches to share communion, followed by most Protestant Christian churches

This conversation departed from the academic environment and entered internet discussion groups such as Aquinas, Christian Philosophy, and Thomism, and websites such as Open Philosophy, where it continues today.

* " Assuring Peace and a European Future in Bosnia and Hercegovina, Open Letter to Carl Bildt in the light of the " Dayton-2 "- negotiations at Butmir, Bosnia and Hercegovina, by Lord Paddy Ashdown, Wolfgang Petritsch und Christian Schwarz-Schilling, 18.

He lost in the first round of the 1989 Australian Open to Christian Saceanu and the first round of Wimbledon to Todd Woodbridge.

Six political parties have seats in the Provincial Council: Christian Democratic and Flemish / New-Flemish Alliance ( CD & V / N-VA, 25 seats ), Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats ( Open VLD, 17 seats ), Vlaams Belang ( 15 seats ), Socialist Party – Different-Spirit ( SP. A-Spirit, 14 seats ), Groen!

He quit this band in 1967, released two solo singles in 1968 under the pseudonym Hans Christian, and then briefly sang for the bands The Gun and The Open Mind.

* Religious Postures: Essays on Modern Christian Apologists and Religious Problems ( Open Court, 1988 ) ISBN 0-8126-9070-2

: Thoughts on the Reliability of Early Christian Testimony ( Open Court, 2004 ) ISBN 0-8126-9567-4

Open theism is a recent theological movement that has developed within evangelical and post-evangelical Protestant Christianity as a response to certain ideas that are related to the synthesis of Greek philosophy and Christian theology.

The Assyrian Church of the East follows an Open Communion approach allowing any baptized Christian to receive its Eucharist, so there is also no alteration of Assyrian practice.

* The Christian Left – An Open Fellowship of Progressive Christians

Royce was married in 1975 to Rhoda Russell Royce, former editor of Open Windows magazine and other publications for LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, and a 1971 graduate of Belmont University.

In the afternoons, Open House runs extracurricular coexistence programs for Jewish, Christian, and Muslim children.

Some megachurches, such as the Christian Open Door, are sometimes criticized by former members and anti-cult associations for an alleged use of cultic practices.

* Books on Christian anarchism at the Open Library

Hutson died in 1995, and editorship passed to Shelton Smith, former pastor of the Church of the Open Door / Carroll Christian Schools, Westminster, Maryland.

A devout Christian, Chang's faith was first brought to the spotlight after his 1989 French Open championship, when upon winning, declared " I thank the Lord Jesus Christ, because without Him, I am nothing.

* In Belgium, the liberal parties ( Open VLD and MR ) use blue and the Christian Democrats ( CD & V and cdH ) use orange.

* Open Arms Christian Fellowship of York Springs, Pennsylvania

* The Open Appeal of Balthasar of Friedberg to all Christian Believers ( 1525 )

Open communion is the practice of Christian churches that allow individuals other than members of that church to receive Holy Communion ( also called the Eucharist or the Lord's Supper ).

The Plymouth Brethren were founded on the basis of an open communion with any baptized Christian: today, following John Nelson Darby, Exclusive Brethren practise closed communion, and Open Brethren practise open communion on the basis of " receiving to the Lord's table those whom He has received, time being allowed for confidence to be established in our minds that those who we receive are the Lord's.