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What Was One Result of Yellow Journalism Stories About Cuba

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What was one result of yellow journalism stories about Cuba in the 1890s?


A) Americans believed Cubans were conspiring to control the Caribbean and were, therefore, reluctant to go to war to help them gain independence.
B) Americans believed that Spain had a right to imperialist holdings in Cuba but that they should treat their colonies better.
C) Americans became enraged about Spain's treatment of Cubans and the sinking of the U.S. Navy ship, the Maine.
D) Cowardly journalists did not report Cuban atrocities for fear that the Spanish government would retaliate, hence the term "yellow journalism."
E) Powerful Asian governments saw Cuba as the first step in a series of imperialist moves, so they sent journalists to the United States to spread rumors against intervention.

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