History Flashcards
(22 cards)
What did the food and drug act of 1906 do
Made food and drugs safer for consumption
What is journalism that exaggerates or exploits the news
Yellow Journalism
What is the Chinese exclusion act
Banned Chinese laberors into the country
What is the term used to describe a wealthy buissnessmean who gets rich by any means necessary
Robert Barnes
Who are two owners of prominent New York newspapers
Politzer and Hearts
what is peral harbor
Naval base in hawwaii
Who was the naval commander who led the US Navy against the Spanish at Manilla
George Dewey
Who was the \owner of Standard Oil
John D Rockefeller
What was the name of the treaty that ended the Spanish American War
Treaty of Paris
What islands were controlled by Spain during the war
Puetro Rico,Cuba,Guam,phillipheens
who was the prsident during the spanish American War
Mckhinley
What was the event that directly started the Spanish American War
Sinking of the U.S.S maine-266 American sailors killed
Why did the Unite states want to keep Cuba away from spain
Spain was interferring with U.s trade (sugar)
What is the policy of extending a country’s power or influence using diplomacy or military might
Imperalism
what did Roosevelt create in order to combat the Chinese exclusion act
Gentlemen’s agreement
Define Imperlaism
Wen a country uses diplomacy to extend its power over another country
Who is John D Rockefeller
Robber Barns and owner of Standard Oil
Why is peral harbor such an important naval base
Hawaii is in the middle of Pacific OCean which made it easier to trade with Eastern Asia
Yellow journalism
Talk about how Pultizer and Hearst were using newspaper to influence support from Cuba and against Spain.( sensationalism over facts)
Sugar trade
mention how the rebellion in Cuba was hindering ( limitations the ability to) the sugar trade between Cuba and the U S
Sinking of the US Maine
talk about how the USS Maine was sunk in Havana Harbor and how it killed 266 Americans ( Americans blamed the Spanish because they were at war)
rebel letter
Talk about how the Cuban rebels intercepted a letter from Spain that talked about the weakness of the president(mcKInney)
