Question

sensational, exaggerated news stories used to boost newspaper sales & to sell people on the spanish - american war became known as...
○ yellow journalism
○ scalawag journalism
○ progressive journalism
○ muckraking journalism

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall the definitions of each term:

• "Yellow journalism" refers to sensationalized, exaggerated news to boost sales (like during the Spanish - American War).
• "Scalawag" was a term for Southern whites who supported Reconstruction, not related to journalism in this context.
• "Progressive journalism" is about reform and addressing social issues, not sensationalism for war support.
• "Muckraking journalism" exposed corruption and social problems, not for war - mongering or sales. So the correct term is yellow journalism.

Answer:

A. yellow journalism