1. Propelling the United States into an Empire
Yellow Journalism
Propelling the United States into an Empire

2. How did America become an Imperialist Nation?

3. This is the “Yellow Kid”
He is the first “pop-culture” icon in American History
He is a street urchin and was the most popular character of the working classes
Yellow Kid will start a war between two of the most powerful businessmen
He will also start a war between the United States and Spain.

4. Joseph Pulitzer
Owner of “The New York World”
William Randolph Hurst
Owner of “The New York Journal”

6. Questions from Reading
1. Who were Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hurst?
2. Explain the tactics Hurst used to make his newspaper better than Pulitzers.
3. What is “yellow journalism?”
4. What effect did the competition between Hurst and Pulitzer have on the quality of reporting done at the time?
5. Why did both newspapers focus on the Cuban Rebellion as a topic of news?
6. What overall effect did yellow journalists have on the American public in regards to Spain’s treatment of Cuba?

7. The Evidence of Yellow Journalism