Yellow Journalism and the Spanish American War | Teaching with Primary Sources
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Yellow Journalism and the Spanish American War | Teaching with Primary Sources
This inquiry kit features Library of Congress sources about yellow journalism and its impact on America's entry into the Spanish American War.
Thinking Questions
- Make a list of 5 words that should describe the press in a free society.
- What did the press do to make people think about The Spanish-American War?
- Why did yellow journalists publish untrue stories about the Spanish-American War?