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text_A: William McKinley was a politician.
text_B: William McKinley Jr. -LRB- January 29 , 1843 -- September 14 , 1901 -RRB- was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 25th President of the United States from March 4 , 1897 until his assassination in September 1901 , six months into his second term .. 25th President of the United States. List of Presidents of the United States. his assassination. Assassination of William McKinley. McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish -- American War , raised protective tariffs to promote American industry , and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of inflationary proposals .. gold standard. gold standard. inflationary proposals. free silver. McKinley was the last president to have served in the American Civil War , and the only one to have started the war as an enlisted soldier , beginning as a private in the Union Army and ending as a brevet major .. Union. Union ( American Civil War ). Union Army. Union Army. major. Major ( United States ). American Civil War. American Civil War. brevet. brevet ( military ). After the war , he settled in Canton , Ohio , where he practiced law and married Ida Saxton .. Ohio. Ohio. Ida Saxton. Ida McKinley. In 1876 , he was elected to Congress , where he became the Republican Party 's expert on the protective tariff , which he promised would bring prosperity .. Republican Party. Republican Party ( United States ). protective tariff. protective tariff. Congress. United States Congress. His 1890 McKinley Tariff was highly controversial ; which together with a Democratic redistricting aimed at gerrymandering him out of office , led to his defeat in the Democratic landslide of 1890 .. McKinley Tariff. McKinley Tariff. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). gerrymandering. gerrymandering. He was elected Ohio 's governor in 1891 and 1893 , steering a moderate course between capital and labor interests .. Ohio. Ohio. With the aid of his close adviser Mark Hanna , he secured the Republican nomination for president in 1896 , amid a deep economic depression .. Mark Hanna. Mark Hanna. secured the Republican nomination for president in 1896. William McKinley presidential campaign, 1896. He defeated his Democratic rival , William Jennings Bryan , after a front-porch campaign in which he advocated `` sound money '' -LRB- the gold standard unless altered by international agreement -RRB- and promised that high tariffs would restore prosperity .. gold standard. gold standard. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). William Jennings Bryan. William Jennings Bryan. front-porch campaign. front porch campaign. Rapid economic growth marked McKinley 's presidency .. He promoted the 1897 Dingley Tariff to protect manufacturers and factory workers from foreign competition , and in 1900 , he secured the passage of the Gold Standard Act .. Dingley Tariff. Dingley Tariff. Gold Standard Act. Gold Standard Act. McKinley hoped to persuade Spain to grant independence to rebellious Cuba without conflict , but when negotiation failed , he led the nation into the Spanish -- American War of 1898 ; the U.S. victory was quick and decisive .. Spain. Spain. Cuba. Cuba. As part of the peace settlement , Spain turned over to the United States its main overseas colonies of Puerto Rico , Guam , and the Philippines ; Cuba was promised independence , but at that time remained under the control of the U.S. Army .. Spain. Spain. Cuba. Cuba. the peace settlement. Treaty of Paris ( 1898 ). Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Guam. Guam. Philippines. Philippines. The United States annexed the independent Republic of Hawaii in 1898 and it became a U.S. territory .. annexed. Hawaii#Annexation—the Territory of Hawaii ( 1898–1959 ). Republic of Hawaii. Republic of Hawaii. territory. Territory of Hawaii. Historians regard McKinley 's 1896 victory as a realigning election , in which the political stalemate of the post -- Civil War era gave way to the Republican-dominated Fourth Party System , which began with the Progressive Era .. realigning election. realigning election. the political stalemate. Third Party System. Fourth Party System. Fourth Party System. Progressive Era. Progressive Era. McKinley defeated Bryan again in the 1900 presidential election , in a campaign focused on imperialism , protectionism , and free silver .. 1900 presidential election. United States presidential election, 1900. imperialism. imperialism. protectionism. protectionism. However , his legacy was quickly cut short when he was shot on September 6 , 1901 by Leon Czolgosz , a second-generation Polish-American with anarchist leanings ; McKinley died eight days later , and was succeeded by his Vice President Theodore Roosevelt .. Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt. he was shot. Assassination of William McKinley. Leon Czolgosz. Leon Czolgosz. Polish-American. Polish-American. anarchist. Anarchism in the United States. As an innovator of American interventionism and pro-business sentiment , McKinley 's presidency is generally considered above average , though his universally positive public perception was soon overshadowed by Roosevelt .. interventionism. Interventionism ( politics ). generally considered above average. Historical rankings of Presidents of the United States
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