Spanish American War - Group 4 by gwyn https://padlet.com/gposey/aicdbk1ru49k Elena, Chandler O, Naomi, Drew en-us 2017-10-24 22:09:33 UTC 2025-12-19 22:33:17 UTC hello@padlet.com Primary Source #1 gposey https://padlet.com/gposey/aicdbk1ru49k/wish/200218776 2017-10-24 22:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gposey/aicdbk1ru49k/wish/200218776 1. What triggered the Spanish American War? gposey https://padlet.com/gposey/aicdbk1ru49k/wish/200218777 What triggered the Spanish American War was the Yellow Journalism blew up the U.S.S Maine ]]> 2017-10-24 22:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gposey/aicdbk1ru49k/wish/200218777 2. What is yellow journalism? gposey https://padlet.com/gposey/aicdbk1ru49k/wish/200218778 Yellow journalism is exaggerated news that persuade`s the readers to buy more newspapers.]]> 2017-10-24 22:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gposey/aicdbk1ru49k/wish/200218778 3. Who does the newspaper article blame for the explosion on the USS Maine? What evidence in the paper supports this? gposey https://padlet.com/gposey/aicdbk1ru49k/wish/200218779 The news paper articles blamed Spain for the explosion of the USS Maine. I know this because in the news paper article it states that navel officers think that the Maine was destroyed by a Spanish mine.]]> 2017-10-24 22:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gposey/aicdbk1ru49k/wish/200218779 4. How do you think people would have responded to this article? Do you think it influenced their willingness to go to war? gposey https://padlet.com/gposey/aicdbk1ru49k/wish/200218780 We think the people would have responded shocked and angry and it would influence their willingness to go to war because after reading the newspaper article the people agreed that Spain was responsible for the explosion of the USS Maine and they thought Spain deserved a punishment.]]> 2017-10-24 22:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gposey/aicdbk1ru49k/wish/200218780 5. Synthesize the information by bringing it together with today’s world: Do you think that the media influences public opinion today? Why or why not? Give specific examples. gposey https://padlet.com/gposey/aicdbk1ru49k/wish/200218781 Yes the media influences public opinion today, because our current president Donald Trump uses the term, "fake news" which means the same as yellow journalism.]]> 2017-10-24 22:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gposey/aicdbk1ru49k/wish/200218781