Terminology

Question 1

De Facto

Answer 1

Exercising power or serving a function without being legally or officially established . . . government being run by force.

Question 2

De Jure

Answer 2

A de jure government is the legal, legitimate government of a state and is so recognized by other states.

Question 3

Diplomatic Recognition

Answer 3

Acknowledge the legal existence of another government

Question 4

Senate Vote Required to Approve a Treaty

Answer 4

Treaties need to be approved by two-thirds of the senate or a minimum of 67 votes.

Question 5

Fourteen Point Plan

Answer 5

Wilson’s plan for peace after Germany lost World War I.

Question 6

Zimmerman Note

Answer 6

A secret note from Germany to Mexico whixh offered significant financial aid to Mexico if it agreed to enter any future U.S-German conflict as a German ally. If victorious in the conflict, Germany also promised to restore to Mexico the lost territories of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Discovery of note helped turn US public opinion towards entering the War against Germany.

Question 7

54-40 or Fight

Answer 7

Compromise between US and British over Oregon boundry that allowed it to become a US territory.

Question 8

Lone Star Republic

Answer 8

Between the time that Texas gained its independence from Mexico and the time it joined the United States, it spent most of a decade as an independent republic. The short-lived nation of Texas is sometimes referred to as the Lone Star Republic.

Question 9

Anti Imperialism

Answer 9

Anti-imperialism is the opposition to colonialism, colonial empire, and imperialism. As such, anti-imperialism includes opposition to wars of conquest, especially wars meant to conquer and colonise countries and wars meant to subjugate peoples of different cultures. The term also comprises political opposition to the territorial expansion of a country beyond its established borders.

Question 10

Boxer Rebellion

Answer 10

An unsuccessful rebellion in China in 1900, the objective of which was to drive out all foreigners, remove all foreign influence, and compel Chinese Christians to give up their religion.

Question 11

Dollar Diplomacy

Answer 11

President Taft foreign policy . . . the goal of diplomacy to improve US financial opportunities, and also to use private capital to further U.S. interests overseas.