Questions › Chapter 3: A long and illustrious history
True or false: The Crimean War was the first war that the media covered widely with news reports and photographs.
- ATrueRight answer
- BFalse
Answer: True
It was the first war covered in depth by news reports and photographs. Many soldiers died from diseases caught in hospital rather than from their wounds.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "A global power". Practice question 192 of 651, written in our own words.