Question
How did yellow journalists create support for the Spanish-American
War? (1 point)
by writing articles about the
• political popularity of President McKinley
by writing articles about the
• effort of the United States to control Cuba
by writing articles about the
• destruction of the sugar plantations
by writing articles about the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
War? (1 point)
by writing articles about the
• political popularity of President McKinley
by writing articles about the
• effort of the United States to control Cuba
by writing articles about the
• destruction of the sugar plantations
by writing articles about the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Yellow journalists created support for the Spanish-American War primarily **by writing articles about the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine**. This event was sensationalized in the press, with exaggerated and inflammatory coverage that fueled public outrage and rallied support for intervention in Cuba against Spanish rule.