24 Questions
What was the significance of the 1901 Cuban constitution with regards to the US?
Granting the US several special rights over the country
What motivated Japan to gain a foothold in mainland Asia?
Economic considerations and national prestige
What was a consequence of Japan's assertiveness in Eastern Asia?
Fostered European and US hostility
Which major power signed a defensive treaty with Japan in 1902?
British government
What did the Platt amendment guarantee the US in Cuba?
The right to lease land to establish naval bases and coaling stations
What did Japan's foreign policy retain until World War II?
Imperialistic traits
What was one reason for Japan's ambition to gain a foothold in mainland Asia?
Reaffirming the country’s equal status compared to the European powers and the US
What did US economic and financial interests have an overwhelming weight in, in the Caribbean and Central American states?
Political life
What was a significant provision of the Platt amendment in relation to Cuba?
Set restrictions on Cuban sovereignty
What was one of the reasons for Europe's hostility towards Japan's assertiveness?
The fear of Japanese territorial expansion
What was the trigger for the World War I crisis?
The killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Habsburg
Which country entered the war alongside the Triple Entente but considered itself an 'associated' power rather than an 'allied' power?
United States
What was the core vision expressed by President Thomas Woodrow Wilson for establishing a new intergovernmental organization?
Maintaining world peace and preventing wars through collective security
What were the main sources of tension among European powers on the eve of World War I?
Territorial disputes, naval and commercial rivalry, and Balkan conflicts
What significantly widened the gap between the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente in the first decade of the 20th century?
Both Moroccan crises in 1905 and 1911
Why was Italy increasingly dissatisfied with the Triple Alliance on the eve of World War I?
Strong bond between Germany and Austria
What were the significant territorial losses for Russia as a result of the peace treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
Loss of 34% of its population, 54% of its industrial land, and 26% of its railways.
Which event marked the end of World War I on the Italian Front, triggering the disintegration of the Habsburg Empire?
The successful Italian offensive of Vittorio Veneto
What were some of the conflicts that plagued Europe after the end of World War I?
Polish-Soviet War, Turkish war of independence, and Russian civil war
What was the impact of the Russian civil war on Jewish emigration?
It led to large-scale pogroms, prompting Jewish emigration to former Ottoman Palestine.
How did the Entente powers contribute to the Turkish War of Independence?
British, French, Italian, and Greek troops supported the Turkish War of Independence.
What prompted the Red Cross to develop the 'Nansen passport' in 1922?
The mass displacement of civilian populations during World War I.
What was the role of Japan in exploiting the weakness of post-Manchu China?
Japan extended its presence on the continent and supported anti-Bolshevik forces in Russian Far East.
Which countries were involved in various theatres of the Russian civil war post-World War I?
British, American, and Japanese forces were deployed in different theatres of the Russian civil war.
Explore the emergence of new diplomacies during World War I, including pontifical diplomacy, Wilson’s ‘New diplomacy’, and Soviet diplomacy. Learn about the long-term effects of the birth of the Soviet Union as a direct consequence of the war and the popular demonstrations demanding peace in early 1917.
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