APUSH Amsco Chapter 22 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Archduke Franz Ferdinand - CORRECT ANSWER- Heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne,
was assassinated in Sarajevo, started World War I.
Austrian Ultimatum to Serbia - CORRECT ANSWER- Asking unfair concessions, 48hrs to
answer, Serbia agrees to all but letting them in to observe nations
Triple Alliance - CORRECT ANSWER- A military alliance between Germany, Austria-
Hungary, and Italy in the years preceding World War I
Triple Entente - CORRECT ANSWER- A military alliance between Great Britain, France,
and Russia in the years preceding World War I.
Allies - CORRECT ANSWER- Britain, France, and Russia- Later joined by Italy
Central Powers - CORRECT ANSWER- Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire
Moral Diplomacy - CORRECT ANSWER- Foreign policy proposed by President Wilson to
condemn imperialism, spread democracy, and promote peace
Jones Act - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER- Citizenship given to Puerto Ricans in
1914
, Panama Canal Tolls - CORRECT 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 Woodrow Wilson later repealed this act.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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER- 16 American battleships, painted white, sent
around the world to display American naval power
Wilson in Latin America - CORRECT ANSWER- Anti-imperialist ideas for Latin America
but would get involved if economic interests would be affected.
Haiti - CORRECT 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
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Archduke Franz Ferdinand - CORRECT ANSWER- Heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne,
was assassinated in Sarajevo, started World War I.
Austrian Ultimatum to Serbia - CORRECT ANSWER- Asking unfair concessions, 48hrs to
answer, Serbia agrees to all but letting them in to observe nations
Triple Alliance - CORRECT ANSWER- A military alliance between Germany, Austria-
Hungary, and Italy in the years preceding World War I
Triple Entente - CORRECT ANSWER- A military alliance between Great Britain, France,
and Russia in the years preceding World War I.
Allies - CORRECT ANSWER- Britain, France, and Russia- Later joined by Italy
Central Powers - CORRECT ANSWER- Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire
Moral Diplomacy - CORRECT ANSWER- Foreign policy proposed by President Wilson to
condemn imperialism, spread democracy, and promote peace
Jones Act - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER- Citizenship given to Puerto Ricans in
1914
, Panama Canal Tolls - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER- 16 American battleships, painted white, sent
around the world to display American naval power
Wilson in Latin America - CORRECT ANSWER- Anti-imperialist ideas for Latin America
but would get involved if economic interests would be affected.
Haiti - CORRECT 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
