Ch 4 Spanish-American War Study Guide

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Which words best describe yellow journalism reporting?

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exaggerated and misleading

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Why was the number of deaths from yellow fever during the Spanish-American War significantly higher for Spanish soldiers than for U.S. soldiers? Options: Yellow journalism protected U.S. soldiers from yellow fever. Spanish soldiers fighting Cuban rebels were in Cuba much longer than U.S. soldiers. U.S. soldiers were vaccinated against yellow fever before going to war against Spain. U.S. soldiers had developed immunity to yellow fever from childhood exposure to the virus.

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Spanish soldiers fighting Cuban rebels were in Cuba much longer than U.S. soldiers.