Term Papers on William McKinley

Term Paper Title	William McKinley
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William McKinley

The William McKinley presidency brought the United States into the 20th century both literally and
figuratively.  Now an imperialistic world power, the US began its expansion and emergence as such under
McKinley's five years of presidency.  The US also saw notable events such as the Gold Standard Act and
the passing of the highest tariff in its history.  These events took place during economic rebuilding after the
depression of 1893.

Accepting the office in 1896, McKinley applied his traditional economic policies. During his 14 years as a
congressman he became an expert on tariffs and gave his name to the 1890 act called the McKinley Tariff
Act.  He strongly advocated this protectionism as a way to start new industry.  He again applied this during
his presidency as he passed the Dingley Act which was a tariff on foreign wool and sugar, and may have
aided the recovery of the economy.  But whether or not the rebuilding was a result of this type of economic
strategy or merely a consequence of the economic patterns cannot be determined.  He also passed the Gold
standard Act which made gold the backing of the dollar.  This caused the dollar to be more stable and
economically trustworthy and the effects of this were no doubt seen long after his presidency.  Yet despite
his large involvement with economics it became more of a minor role during his presidency.

     And an even more a minor role was his Domestic Policy. He did have some intentions of making
it a priority in his 2nd term but because he was assassinated only a year into it, it is unknown whether this
was of genuine intent.  Because of this he is among the others of his time that kept Domestic Policy a
contrast of today's excessive social programs. So what was a major role during his administration?

Foreign Policy never seemed an issue prior to the election but it suddenly became the chief component of
McKinley's presidency.  By 1897, Spain had been violently trying for two years to suppress the revolting of
the Cubans. Spain had historically violated the Monroe Doctrine and they gave little promise of ever
staying inactive with American affairs. The US declared war, won, and emerged as a World Power.  With
the Treaty of Paris, the US acquired from Spain: Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam.  Add to that the
acquisition of Hawaii form earlier in his term and it is apparent that the US started to resemble t...

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