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A Long and Illustrious History

The Crimean War (1853–56) was notable as the first war to be extensively covered by what?

ARadio
BTelevision
CPhotography alone
DThe media

Answer & explanation

The correct answer is The media.

The Crimean War was the first war to be extensively covered by the media, through news stories and photographs.

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