We can say that Hears was one the most important factors in that contributed to the start of the Spanish-American War. His newspaper had sensationalist news and that greatly over-exaggerated the events that happened. He was instrumental in influencing public opinion on the situation which pushed government to intervene.
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The attacks were unexpected by the American public. :) hope this helps
Explanation:
This is a very complex question, but they both collapsed due to:
decentralization and government corruption
plagues/ epidemics
high taxes
and invasions
Some differences are that the Chinese empires saw a revival while Rome didn't.