The following is the front page of the New York Journal from February 17, 1898:
Public Domain
Which describes how this newspaper article contributed to the Spanish-American War?
The article showed citizens how Cuba and Spain were working together to destroy the United States.
Yellow journalists provided citizens with a detailed, unbiased account of the U.S.S. Maine sinking.
Yellow journalists spun the events of the U.S.S. Maine to incite anger among the public.
The article depicted the U.S. president as a weak, spineless man who would not retaliate against Spain.
