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They pushed public opinion until McKinley had no choice but to start war. It stirred up tensions between Spain and America. They reported heavily on Spanish atrocities in Cuba, gaining public support for the war.

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They pushed public opinion until McKinley had no choice but to start war.

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Was the press irrisponsible in covering the buildup to the spanish American war?

Irresponsible? No, the press pretty much knew that they were ENTIRELY responsible for the Spanish-American War.


What supported the Spanish American War?

The press and the public.


Yellow press publisher of the Spanish American War?

William Randolph Hearst.


Who did the us fight in 1898?

Spanish-American War, a 4 to 6 month declared war; nicknamed by the press as the "Splended Little War."


How did the Spanish-American War affect Cuba?

It gained independence from Spain.


How did the spanish American war affect Puerto Rico?

They had their rights restricted.


How did the Spanish-American war affect Puerto Rico?

They had their rights restricted.


Was the press irresponsible in covering the buildup to the Spanish-American War?

No, because they reported heavily on Spanish atrocities in Cuba, gaining public support for the war.


How did the Spanish American War affect the people in it?

yellow journalism and stuff like that


What was the insurgent revolt?

Cuban rebellion against Spanish rule - supported by American sugar planters - yellow press coverage of the Spanish backlash led to the Spanish-American War


How did the spanish-American war affect American life?

It was a brief and highly supported war which led to the protracted Philippine American War that lacked solid public support.


How does the Spanish American War continue to affect the US?

The US still has territories to manage.