How did Yellow Journalism help lead to war in 1898?

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How did Yellow Journalism help lead to war in 1898? Jan 30, 2014 R.A.W What happened to the U.S.S. Maine? AIM #36 How did Yellow Journalism help lead to war in 1898?

I. Yellow Journalism A sensational style of reporting used to agitate the population Popular in the late 1800s Described the horrors of the Cuban Revolution The Spanish Empire vs. Cubans

New York, Thursday, February 17, 1898 The Maine Blown Up Terrible Explosion on Board the United States Battleship in Havana Harbor MANY PERSONS KILLED AND WOUNDED All the Boats of the Spanish Cruiser Alfonso XII, Assisting in the Work of Relief None of the Wounded Men Able to Give Any Explanation of the Cause of the Disaster

“You furnish the pictures, and I’ll furnish the war.” William Hearst