USA HISTORY

This was a root cause of American involvement in Cuba

(A) Woodrow Wilson’s ambition

(B) Spanish aggression

(C) Theodore Roosevelt’s ambition

(D) ** Yellow Journalism

Concept note-1: -At first, yellow journalism had nothing to do with reporting, but instead derived from a popular cartoon strip about life in New York’s slums called Hogan’s Alley, drawn by Richard F. Outcault.

Concept note-2: -Yellow journalism contributed to the U.S. declaring war by using “sensational stories that tugged at readers’ heartstrings to sell papers.” These papers blamed Spain for the sinking of the ship, even though they had no evidence to prove it. Spain declared war on April 24, 1898 and the U.S. declared war the next day.

Concept note-3: -What was the role of yellow journalism in building American support for Cuba? The sensational reports of Spanish atrocities in American newspapers swayed many Americans in the rebels’ favor; brought forth feelings of sympathy.

Concept note-4: -What was the main reason that yellow journalism strongly affected American attitudes about Cuba and the Spanish-American War? They blamed Spain for the explosion and called for the US to declare war. How did newspapers that used yellow journalism react when the USS Maine exploded in Cuba in 1898?