nov 30, 1908 - Root-Takahira Agreement

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The Root-Takahira Agreement, signed in 1908 between the United States and Japan, was an important diplomatic agreement where both nations pledged to respect each other's territorial possessions in the Pacific and to uphold the principle of equal opportunity for commerce and industry in China. This agreement helped to maintain peace between the two nations by acknowledging Japan's dominance in Korea and the U.S. presence in the Philippines, thereby stabilizing tensions in the Pacific.

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