How did the yellow press influence the public’s perception of the Spanish American War?

In Ch. 19. Read the section, Patterns of Popular Culture, “Yellow Journalism” (ebook page 470) and think about the motivations that might have urged political leaders AND the American press to clamor for war with Spain. Watch this short video below “What Sank the Maine?”

Historians now know that the explosion aboard the American ship, the Maine, was not because of Spain’s actions,

Answer the following question: How did the yellow press influence the public’s perception of the Spanish American War?

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