What role did yellow journalism
have with the sinking of the
U.S.S. Maine?

A. Journalists reported that the US sabotage their own ship

B. Journalists reported Mexico destroyed it

C. Reported eye witness accounts of a boiler fire

D. Without proof journalists blamed Spain for the sinking ship

D. Without proof journalists blamed Spain for the sinking ship .

Explanation:

The sinking of the Maine gave a pretext to the US government to declare the war on Spain. Yellow press papers incensed the public with their stories about Spanish abuses in Cuba. They magnified the issue of the Maine and pointed at a Spanish action as the cause of the explosion onboard, though it was not the Spanish authorities who did it.

To escape the risk of becoming a slave again.

Explanation:

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