USA HISTORY

“Blood on the roadsides, blood in the fields, blood on the doorsteps, blood, blood, blood! Is there no nation wise enough, brave enough, and strong enough to restore peace in this blood-smitten land?” This report appeared in 1896 about Cuba and is an example of ____

(A) jingoism

(B) ** yellow journalism

(C) non-fiction

(D) historical documentation

Concept note-1: -U.S. victory in the war produced a peace treaty that compelled the Spanish to relinquish claims on Cuba, and to cede sovereignty over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States. The United States also annexed the independent state of Hawaii during the conflict.

Concept note-2: -The note reveals de Lôme’s opinion about the Spanish involvement in Cuba and President McKinley’s diplomacy.