William McKinleyWilliam McKinley

2525thth president president

RepublicanRepublican

1897-19011897-1901

 “Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles.”

Front Porch CampaignFront Porch Campaign

Competes against Competes against ““Boy Orator from Boy Orator from

Nebraska”Nebraska”

1896 election1896 election

Gold bugGold bug Mark HannaMark Hanna Full Dinner Pail!Full Dinner Pail!

Dingley TariffDingley Tariff

50%!50%!

Hawaii Hawaii

““We need Hawaii We need Hawaii just as much and a just as much and a good deal more good deal more than we did than we did California. It is California. It is Manifest Destiny.” Manifest Destiny.”

Queen Liliuokalani

Growing concerns in CubaGrowing concerns in Cuba

Yellow JournalismYellow Journalism

The de Lome Letter-2/9/1898The de Lome Letter-2/9/1898““Besides the ingrained and Besides the ingrained and

inevitable bluntness with inevitable bluntness with which is repeated all that the which is repeated all that the press and public opinion in press and public opinion in Spain have said, it once Spain have said, it once more shows what McKinley more shows what McKinley is, weak and a bidder for the is, weak and a bidder for the admiration of the crowd admiration of the crowd besides being a would-be besides being a would-be politician who tries to leave a politician who tries to leave a door open behind himself door open behind himself while keeping on good terms while keeping on good terms with the jingoes of his party.”with the jingoes of his party.”

Hearst-Hearst- "The Worst Insult "The Worst Insult

to the United to the United States in Its States in Its History." History."

U.S.S. Maine-Feb 15U.S.S. Maine-Feb 15thth, 1898, 1898

to Hell with to Hell with Spain!Spain!

““You furnish the pictures, I’ll furnish You furnish the pictures, I’ll furnish the war”the war”

April- war declared: PhilippinesApril- war declared: Philippines

Commodore DeweyCommodore Dewey USS USS OlympiaOlympia

It took 1 hour!!!

CubaCuba

The “Splendid Little War”-John HayThe “Splendid Little War”-John Hay

4 months-April to 4 months-April to JulyJuly

Reunites AmericaReunites America

Casualties:Casualties: U.S. 3,549:U.S. 3,549:332 battle + 260 Maine332 battle + 260 Maine

Spanish- 60,000:Spanish- 60,000:6,000 battle6,000 battle

Now what?Now what?

Do we have any other choice?Do we have any other choice?

Treaty of Paris, 1898Treaty of Paris, 1898 Dec. 10, 1898, Dec. 10, 1898,

the Treaty of the Treaty of Paris Spain Paris Spain ceded  the ceded  the Philippines, Philippines, Guam, and Guam, and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (Cuba was (Cuba was granted its granted its independenceindependence); in return, ); in return, the US the US paid Spain paid Spain $20 million$20 million

Protectorate-CubaProtectorate-Cuba

Commonwealth-Commonwealth-

Guam, Philippines, Guam, Philippines, Puerto RicoPuerto Rico

Filipino Insurrection Filipino Insurrection 1899- 1902 (1913)

Over 1 million Filipino’s dead, 4,000 Americans

“avoid any entangling alliance with the insurgents”

"Should our power be withdrawn, the government would speedily lapse into anarchy, which would excuse, if it did not necessitate, the intervention of other powers and the eventual division of the islands among them. Only through American occupation, therefore, is the idea of a free, self-governing, and united commonwealth at all conceivable.

                               

Teller and Platt AmendmentsTeller and Platt Amendments

JingoismJingoism““We must help our little brown brother”We must help our little brown brother”

Rudyard Kipling-White Man’s Burden

Take up the White Man's burden Send forth the best ye breed Go, bind your sons to exileTo serve your captives' need;To wait, in heavy harness,On fluttered folk and wild Your new-caught sullen peoples,Half devil and half child.

Anti-Imperialist LeagueAnti-Imperialist League Is this what our Is this what our

country is founded country is founded on?on?

Agree or DisagreeAgree or Disagree

We wrongly fought the Spanish We wrongly fought the Spanish American War for our own self American War for our own self interests and opportunitiesinterests and opportunities

Agree or DisagreeAgree or Disagree

We fight in Iraq We fight in Iraq due to a sense of due to a sense of responsibility to responsibility to help those in help those in needneed

Similarities and differences between Similarities and differences between 1898 and 2000s?1898 and 2000s?

Insular CasesInsular Cases

45 stars-Utah-189645 stars-Utah-1896

Open Door policy-John HayOpen Door policy-John Hay

Boxer RebellionBoxer Rebellion

Election of 1900-Rerun!Election of 1900-Rerun!

Slight differenceSlight difference

Garret Hobart Garret Hobart

Died-November 21, 1899Died-November 21, 1899

Pan-American Fair-1901Pan-American Fair-1901

33rdrd time in 36 years! time in 36 years! Leon Czolgosz Leon Czolgosz

Electric Chair-Electric Chair-October 1901October 1901

Interesting…Interesting…

McKinley’s wife suffered epileptic seizures. He would place a McKinley’s wife suffered epileptic seizures. He would place a handkerchief over her face so no one would watch.handkerchief over her face so no one would watch.

Last president to serve in the Civil WarLast president to serve in the Civil War

First president to have inauguration captured on filmFirst president to have inauguration captured on film

Mount McKinley-AlaskaMount McKinley-Alaska