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Which of the following was a factor leading to the U.S. decision to declare war on Spain in 1898?

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Responses

isolationist policy

isolationist policy

labor union pressure

labor union pressure

yellow journalism

yellow journalism

unrestricted naval warfare

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yellow journalism

Sensationalist reporting by newspapers (e.g., Hearst and Pulitzer) inflamed public opinion about Cuban atrocities and the USS Maine explosion, helping push the U.S. into war with Spain.