What was the purpose of the open door policy? to encourage free trade between european nations and the united states to collaborate with other nations to maintain a common price level for free trade in china to allow any country to trade with the united states with prices determined by market forces to encourage other nations to engage in free trade with china, thereby improving its economy

I'm pretty sure it's D) to encourage other nations to engage in free trade with China, thereby improving its economy

the correct answer option is: weapons.

explanation:

tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.

the intolerable acts were punitive laws passed by the british parliament in 1774 after the boston tea party. in great britain, these laws were referred to as the coercive acts.