make a sensationalized headline- be creative and write one paragraph write-up in yellow journalism style Spanish American War: Losses in the War Secretary of State John Hay called the Spanish-American War "a splendid little war." The war lasted fewer than four months. About 400 Americans were killed in battle or died from wounds received in the fighting. Yet the war had other aspects that were not at all "splendid." More than 2,000 Americans died of yellow fever, malaria, and other dis- eases found in the tropical climate. The Afri- can Americans who served during this war faced the ad
make a sensationalized headline- be creative and write one paragraph write-up in yellow journalism style Spanish American War: Losses in the War Secretary of State John Hay called the Spanish-American War "a splendid little war." The war lasted fewer than four months. About 400 Americans were killed in battle or died from wounds received in the fighting. Yet the war had other aspects that were not at all "splendid." More than 2,000 Americans died of yellow fever, malaria, and other dis- eases found in the tropical climate. The Afri- can Americans who served during this war faced the additional burden of discrimina- tion. They were placed in segregated units, but they fought alongside the Cuban rebel army, in which African American and white troops fought as equals.
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