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What was the significance of the 1901 Cuban constitution with regards to the US?
What was the significance of the 1901 Cuban constitution with regards to the US?
- Imposing restrictions on US involvement in Cuban affairs
- Granting the US several special rights over the country (correct)
- Ensuring complete Cuban sovereignty
- Establishing equal status compared to the European powers and the US
What motivated Japan to gain a foothold in mainland Asia?
What motivated Japan to gain a foothold in mainland Asia?
- Military cliques pressure and US hostility
- Industrial development and political influence
- Economic considerations and national prestige (correct)
- European powers' encouragement and British treaty
What was a consequence of Japan's assertiveness in Eastern Asia?
What was a consequence of Japan's assertiveness in Eastern Asia?
- Fostered European and US hostility (correct)
- Led to the signing of a defensive treaty with Germany
- Prompted British encouragement
- Elevated Japanese diplomatic status
Which major power signed a defensive treaty with Japan in 1902?
Which major power signed a defensive treaty with Japan in 1902?
What did the Platt amendment guarantee the US in Cuba?
What did the Platt amendment guarantee the US in Cuba?
What did Japan's foreign policy retain until World War II?
What did Japan's foreign policy retain until World War II?
What was one reason for Japan's ambition to gain a foothold in mainland Asia?
What was one reason for Japan's ambition to gain a foothold in mainland Asia?
What did US economic and financial interests have an overwhelming weight in, in the Caribbean and Central American states?
What did US economic and financial interests have an overwhelming weight in, in the Caribbean and Central American states?
What was a significant provision of the Platt amendment in relation to Cuba?
What was a significant provision of the Platt amendment in relation to Cuba?
What was one of the reasons for Europe's hostility towards Japan's assertiveness?
What was one of the reasons for Europe's hostility towards Japan's assertiveness?
What was the trigger for the World War I crisis?
What was the trigger for the World War I crisis?
Which country entered the war alongside the Triple Entente but considered itself an 'associated' power rather than an 'allied' power?
Which country entered the war alongside the Triple Entente but considered itself an 'associated' power rather than an 'allied' power?
What was the core vision expressed by President Thomas Woodrow Wilson for establishing a new intergovernmental organization?
What was the core vision expressed by President Thomas Woodrow Wilson for establishing a new intergovernmental organization?
What were the main sources of tension among European powers on the eve of World War I?
What were the main sources of tension among European powers on the eve of World War I?
What significantly widened the gap between the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente in the first decade of the 20th century?
What significantly widened the gap between the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente in the first decade of the 20th century?
Why was Italy increasingly dissatisfied with the Triple Alliance on the eve of World War I?
Why was Italy increasingly dissatisfied with the Triple Alliance on the eve of World War I?
What were the significant territorial losses for Russia as a result of the peace treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
What were the significant territorial losses for Russia as a result of the peace treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
Which event marked the end of World War I on the Italian Front, triggering the disintegration of the Habsburg Empire?
Which event marked the end of World War I on the Italian Front, triggering the disintegration of the Habsburg Empire?
What were some of the conflicts that plagued Europe after the end of World War I?
What were some of the conflicts that plagued Europe after the end of World War I?
What was the impact of the Russian civil war on Jewish emigration?
What was the impact of the Russian civil war on Jewish emigration?
How did the Entente powers contribute to the Turkish War of Independence?
How did the Entente powers contribute to the Turkish War of Independence?
What prompted the Red Cross to develop the 'Nansen passport' in 1922?
What prompted the Red Cross to develop the 'Nansen passport' in 1922?
What was the role of Japan in exploiting the weakness of post-Manchu China?
What was the role of Japan in exploiting the weakness of post-Manchu China?
Which countries were involved in various theatres of the Russian civil war post-World War I?
Which countries were involved in various theatres of the Russian civil war post-World War I?
