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Archduke Franz Ferdinand - ANSWER - Heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated
in Sarajevo, started World War I.
Austrian Ultimatum to Serbia - ANSWER - Asking unfair concessions, 48hrs to answer, Serbia
agrees to all but letting them in to observe nations
Triple Alliance - ANSWER - A military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in
the years preceding World War I
Triple Entente - ANSWER - A military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the
years preceding World War I.
Allies - ANSWER - Britain, France, and Russia- Later joined by Italy
Central Powers - ANSWER - Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire
Moral Diplomacy - ANSWER - Foreign policy proposed by President Wilson to condemn
imperialism, spread democracy, and promote peace
Jones Act - ANSWER - 1916-Act which granted full territorial status to the Philippines,
guaranteed a bill of rights and universal male suffrage, as well as Philippine independence as
soon as a stable government was established
Citizenship of Puerto Ricans - ANSWER - Citizenship given to Puerto Ricans in 1914
Wilson in Latin America - ANSWER - Anti-imperialist ideas for Latin America but would get
involved if economic interests would be affected.
, Haiti - ANSWER - Troubled Caribbean island nation where a president's murder led Wilson to
send in the marines and assume American control of the police and finances
Dominican Republic - ANSWER - In 1905, the U.S. imposed financial restrictions upon this
Caribbean nation. Part of making sure Latin America traded with the U.S. and not Europe.
Virgin Islands - ANSWER - A group of islands in the Caribbean Sea east of Puerto Rico that are
divided politically between the US and Great Britain. purchased by the United States from
Denmark in 1917
Panama Canal Tolls - ANSWER - This act in 1912 exempted US ships from paying taxes when
crossing the Panama Canal. Woodrow Wilson later repealed this act.
Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan - ANSWER - was a strong supporter of expansion.
had pet projects to negotiate treaties in which nations pledged to submit disputes to
international committees and a cooling off period of a year after war to make treaties.
California Land Policy and tensions with Japan - ANSWER - In the first two decades of the
twentieth century, the relationship between the United States and Japan was marked by
increasing tension and corresponding attempts to use diplomacy to reduce the threat of conflict.
Each side had territory and interests in Asia that they were concerned the other might threaten.
U.S. treatment of Japanese immigrants, and competition for economic and commercial
opportunities in China also heightened tensions. At the same time, each country's territorial
claims in the Pacific formed the basis for several agreements between the two nations, as each
government sought to protect its own strategic and economic interests.
Gentleman's Agreement - ANSWER - an informal agreement between the United States and the
Empire of Japan whereby the U.S. would not impose restriction on Japanese immigration or
students, and Japan would not allow further immigration to the U.S.
Root-Takahira Agreement - ANSWER - Agreement between Japan and America in which they
pledged to respect each other's territorial claims in the Pacific and also maintained an "open
door" policy for trade with China
Great White Fleet - ANSWER - 16 American battleships, painted white, sent around the world to
display American naval power