Foreign Developments: How the Media Impacted the Perception of WWI Flashcards
1
Q
What did some parts of the media say criticising the USA?
A
That they were hypocrites for being Isolationist but still selling goods to countries in WWI
2
Q
What form of journalism reported events that had happened in Germany?
A
Yellow Journalism
3
Q
Name a Yellow Journalism Newspaper at this time
A
Pullitzer
4
Q
Name a ship beginning with “L” that was sunk which American Newspapers could report on
A
The Lusitania
5
Q
Why could American Newspapers focus on the Lusitania sinking?
A
128 Americans were on it and died
6
Q
What were the only 2 types of Newspapers that wanted the USA to keep out of WWI?
A
German and Socialist Newspapers
