The 'Gentlemen's Agreement' (1907-1908) between the United States and Japan was designed to:
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Correct answer: Restrict Japanese immigration in return for desegregating Japanese students in San Francisco
Faced with rising nativism in California, President Roosevelt negotiated this informal agreement. Japan agreed to stop issuing passports to laborers, while the U.S. pressured San Francisco to stop segregating Asian students.
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