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Unit 3A: Test

Question 11 • (CR27) US History-2100310-S1-Meadows

Which of the following headlines would be the best example of the yellow journalism of the late 1800s?

Answer
A
“Villainous Spain Starves Innocent Cubans”
B
“The USS Maine Arrives Safely in Havana”
C
“Spain Rejects US Offer to Help in Achieving Peace”
D
“Thousands of Cuban Revolutionaries Held in Jails”

Explanation

Yellow journalism used sensational, emotionally charged headlines to attract readers and stir public opinion. “Villainous Spain Starves Innocent Cubans” uses loaded language and portrays Spain as cruel, making it the clearest example. The other headlines report events more neutrally.

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