Becoming a New World Power Flashcards
1
Q
What is the age of Imperialism?
A
When rival European empires carved up large parts of the world among themselves.
2
Q
Yellow Press
A
Hearst printed a popular comic strip–were selling a million copies each day by mixing sensational accounts of crime and political corruption.
3
Q
U.S.S Maine
A
Feb 15, 1898; an accidental explosion on the boat in Havana Harbor with the loss of 270 lives.
4
Q
John Hay
A
Called the Spanish-American conflict a “splendid little war.” 400 Americans died.
5
Q
Open door policy
A
European powers divide china into commercial spears of influence to grant equal access to American exports.
6
Q
Philippine War
A
100,000 Filipinos died and 4,200 Americans died in the war.
