Question

What role did yellow journalism

Answer 1

Answer:

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.