McKinley, William

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1. A political leader of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; he was president from 1897 to 1901. McKinley, a Republican, led the United States during the Spanish-American War, although he at first opposed taking action against Spain. The United States annexed the Philippines in his presidency. McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist (see anarchism) shortly after his reelection.

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McKinley's presidency is often remembered as a time of rising American jingoism and imperialism.

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McKinley, William, reasons for retaining Philippine Islands, 84, 85.

From From Isolation to Leadership, Revised A Review of American Foreign Policy by Latane, John Holladay

McKinley, William, and the Spanish War, 2, 74; Philippine Policy of his administration disapproved by J., 93, 94, 289; and Roosevelt, J.'s description of, 94; mentioned, 50, 101, 102, 109.

From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by James, William

McKinley, William, and his mother, 308; last words of, 296; grave of, 490.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 by Various

Men like Sam McKinley, William Fletcher, and Wilbur Dudley retained my friendship and my respect, but the affairs of the younger generation did not greatly concern me.

From A Daughter of the Middle Border by Garland, Hamlin

McKinley, William, Cuban policy of, 128-132; demands cession of Philippine Islands, 135.

From The United States and Latin America by Latane, John Holladay