Question

What caused many Americans to support the Cuban Rebels?

A.) exaggerated newspaper stories of Spanish atrocities

B.) the increased prices in sugar

C.) Congress’s seeming indifference to the Cuban’s plight

D.) a desire to end the spraining practice of slavery in Cuba

Answer 1

A.) exaggerated newspaper stories of Spanish atrocities

Step-by-step explanation:

Many Americans felt a great sympathy for the Cuban rebels because of exaggerated newspaper stories of Spanish atrocities. These stories were considered the start of "yellow journalism." American newspaper owners became interested in the opportunity to make money from the news. Hence, correspondents tried to get information from Spain, but they couldn't get reliable ones. What they did was to fabricate many of the stories, especially that most of them came from second-hand sources.