Question

3 multiple choice 1 point
how did yellow journalism affect american attitudes toward spain and cuba?
○ it encouraged americans to stay neutral
○ it made americans less interested in foreign events
○ it increased sympathy for spain
○ it increased anger toward spain and support for war

4 multiple choice 1 point
according to later investigations, what most likely caused the explosion of the uss maine?
○ a spanish mine
○ a cuban rebel attack
○ a fire that ignited ammunition on the ship
○ a torpedo from another navy

Explanation:

For question 3: Yellow journalism used sensationalized, anti-Spain coverage of events in Cuba, stoking public anger at Spain and building support for U.S. military intervention.
For question 4: Subsequent, more thorough investigations (including a 1970s naval inquiry) concluded an onboard fire that reached the ship's ammunition stores was the most likely cause of the USS Maine explosion, not hostile action by Spain or others.

Answer:

1. It increased anger toward Spain and support for war
2. A fire that ignited ammunition on the ship