(A) ** Cuba was treated cruelly.
(B) Cuba was treated fairly.
(C) Cuba was treated kindly.
(D) Cuba was treated no different.
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Concept note-1: -The war grew out of U.S. interest in a fight for revolution between the Spanish military and citizens of their Cuban colony. American newspapers fanned the flames of interest in the war by fabricating atrocities which justified intervention in a number of Spanish colonies worldwide.
Concept note-2: -Throughout the 1890s, many people in the United States objected to Spain’s treatment of the people of Cuba, which then was a colony of Spain. For decades, Cuban revolutionaries had attempted to overthrow Spanish authority.
Concept note-3: -The Spanish-American War is often referred to as the first “media war.” During the 1890s, journalism that sensationalized-and sometimes even manufactured-dramatic events was a powerful force that helped propel the United States into war with Spain.
Concept note-4: -Yellow journalism was a style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts. During its heyday in the late 19th century it was one of many factors that helped push the United States and Spain into war in Cuba and the Philippines, leading to the acquisition of overseas territory by the United States.