William McKinley
25th President of the United States
Term
1897-1801 First Term
1801-1801 Second Term
Party
Republican
Vice President
Garret Hobart- First Term
Theodore Roosevelt- Second Term
Election Opponents
William Jennings Bryan (both terms)
America At This Time
America at the time was trying to annex Hawaii, and create terms for the Panama Canal
Key People
- Theodore Roosevelt- VP for his second term and became President after William had died.
- William Bryan- Election Opponent.
- Garret Hobart- VP for second Term
Quotes
- "In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest"
- "Our differences are policies; our agreements are principles"
- "Expositions are the timekeepers of progress"
- "War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed"
- "The free man cannot be a long and ignorant man"
- "I am a tariff man standing on a tariff platform"
Foreign Policies
- Open Door Policy
- Negotiations over Panama Canal with Great Britain
- USS Maine Exploded
- Tried Peaceful Negotiation with Spain for Cuban independence
- Battle of Manilla Bay
- Battle of San Juan
- Annexed Hawaii
Economic Policies
- Open Door Policy
- Gold Standard Act
Domestic Policies
- Yellow Press Expose Spanish War