Read the excerpt from The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles. One week later, news of the Zimmermann telegram was splashed across the front page of American newspapers. On April 6, 1917, the Congress of the United States declared war on Germany and its allies. If the underlined word were replaced with the word "typed,” the tone of the excerpt would be

If the underlined word were replaced with the word "typed,” the tone of the excerpt would be less dramatic.

Explanation:

Note: The underlined word is splashed.

The story about Zimmermann telegram being splashed across the front page of American newspapers gave the impression that it was a sensational news and as such highly dramatic.

But, if the word splashed is replaced with typed, then it would make the tone less sensational and dramatic.