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# Yellow Journalism and Diplomacy Yellow journalism is based on factual storytelling, without sensationalism, and crude exaggeration. Its goal is to inform the public. Diplomacy is the method of influencing foreign governments and people's decisions through communication and often coercion. ## Ke...

# Yellow Journalism and Diplomacy Yellow journalism is based on factual storytelling, without sensationalism, and crude exaggeration. Its goal is to inform the public. Diplomacy is the method of influencing foreign governments and people's decisions through communication and often coercion. ## Key Events and Trends * **Queen Liliuokalani:** She voluntarily gave up her throne in Hawaii when faced with American settlers' growing influence. * **Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire:** This tragedy led to a decrease in public support for worker protection laws. * **World War I Spark:** The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip. ## American Imperialism * **Territorial Acquisitions (1890-1917):** The US acquired Hawaii, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Samoa. It also established protectorates over Cuba, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and engaged in armed interventions in several countries, including China, Mexico, Haiti, and Nicaragua. * **Motivations & Debate:** Historians debate the motivation to establish imperial power and the effect on U.S. foreign policy in Caribbean and Far East. * **Economic Transformation:** The American economy in the late 1800s underwent a shift from small family businesses to large integrated corporations. This shift contributed to its expanded role in global affairs.