Which of the Following Represented Effects of the Russo-Japanese War

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represented effects of the Russo-Japanese War on the United States?

• A) A new wave of Japanese immigrants began pouring into the spacious valleys of California.
• B) White Californians began assailing the onset of new "yellow peril" represented by new Japanese immigrants to the state.
• C) A major diplomatic row developed between the United States and Japan over the San Francisco school board ordering the segregation of Japanese students in a special school to free more space for whites.
• D) A secret diplomatic agreement in 1907-1908 between the United States and Japan that stopped the flow of laborers to the U.S. mainland.
• E) A brief hostile naval encounter in 1907 between America's Great White Fleet and the Japanese navy in Tokyo Bay that nearly erupted into a shooting war between the two nations.

Understand the implications of information overload on decision quality.

Identify different biases that can affect decision-making processes.

Describe the rational decision-making model and the significance of assistance at various stages.

Understand escalation of commitment, its causes, and effects.

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Definitions:

Tendency

An inclination towards a particular type of behavior, action, or thought.

Possibilities

Various potential outcomes or options that may arise from a given situation or set of circumstances.

Simulation Heuristic

A cognitive process people employ to assess the frequency or likelihood of events based on how easily they can imagine those events occurring.

Error

A mistake or inaccuracy, which can occur in reasoning, perception, action, or judgment.