Study the political cartoon. A political cartoon titled Putting His Foot Down. Uncle Sam holds a piece of paper standing over a map of China. Five men dressed to represent their country stand around the map with scissors. Based on the cartoon, why was the Open Door Policy unsuccessful? The Open Door Policy was actively opposed by Britain and Russia. Imperial powers ignored the Open Door Policy and continued to exploit China. Other imperial powers were cutting ties to China and did not care about the Open Door Policy. The Open Door Policy only applied to countries in the Western Hemisphere interested in trade with China.