Question

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.

Answer 1

Yellow journalists spun events of the U.S.S. Maine to incite anger among the public

Answer 2

The one that describe how the newspaper article contributed to the Spanish-American War is: Yellow journalists spun events of the U.S.S. Maine to incite anger among the public

Yellow journalist refers to a group of journalist that knowingly represent a certain event in different ways in order to influence public opinion. At that time, igniting the anger regarding the event of the U.S.S maine would benefit the government in gaining the support from the public to enter the spanish-american war.