The Spanish-American relations was affected by the yellow press because of the Spanish-American war - that is considered the first “media war”.
The Spanish-American war was fought in 1898 between the US and Spain. It started because of the explosion of USS Maine that was in Havana Harbor and the main issue of the war was Cuba independence.
When the USS Maine exploded “New York Journal” published a story blaming the Spanish for what occurred. The newspaper used eye-catching headlines, sensational stories with the feature of yellow.
This influenced the public’s opinion who demanded intervention and pushed the US to enter the conflict with Spain over Cuba.
It gave women work because of all the lives lost
At the peak of the Roman Empire's reach, around A.D. 117, the Empire stretched as far north as modern Scotland, stretched down through Europe east into Asia as far as the border between modern day Iraq and Iran, with its southern reaches extending into northern Africa.
The Age of Reason, also known as the Enlightenment, emerged from
the Protestant Reformation and emphasized reason and individualism, which
was a new thought process . This Enlightenment caused many new writers,
philosophers, and artists to question the traditional authority. The authority that
was most questioned during this period of time was the monarchy.
The various monarchies throughout Europe were afraid that this
movement would be disruptive to the old orders. The Enlightenment raised
questions about the rule of monarchs which made many nobles nervous, and
questioned the authority of the Catholic Church . To these powers that had held
firm control of Europe since the Middle Ages, the writers of the Enlightenment
were a threat that would disrupt their carefully held power
