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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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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 papers like Hearst's and Pulitzer's exaggerated Spanish atrocities and the sinking of the USS Maine, inflaming U.S. public opinion and helping push the government toward war.