Yellow Journalism
Practice of sensationalizing news in order to influence public opinion and increase newspaper sales
What is yellow journalism?
Country that the U.S. bought Alaska from
What is Russia?
The two owners of the newspapers that began the yellow journalism movement
Who are William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer?
This treaty ended the Spanish-American War
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This letter was overemphasized by yellow journalists
What is the DeLome letter?
Amount that the U.S. bought Alaska for
What is $7.2 million?
Led the annexation of Hawaii
The sinking of this ship helped spark the Spanish-American War
What is the U.S.S. Maine?
What is the Spanish-American War?
Year in which Hawaii was officially annexed by the U.S.
What is 1898?
President who asked Congress to go to war with Spain
Who is William McKinley?
Colony of Spain that the U.S. attacked during the war as a surprise
What are the Philippines?
This phrase was the rallying cry of the Spanish-American War
What is "Remember the Maine?"
These territories were valuable to the U.S. as fueling stops on the way to Asia
What are Hawaii and the Philippines?
Poet who led Cuba's second revolution for independence
Who is Jose Marti?
Territories that U.S. gained from the Spanish-American War
What are Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines?
Comic strip that the term "yellow journalism" get its name from
What is 'Hogan's Alley?'
Territory that formed armed resistance to U.S. control after Spanish-American war
What are the Philippines?
Leader of Hawaii at the time of its annexation
Who is Queen Liliuokalani?
Number of weeks the Spanish-American war lasted
What is 16?