William McKinley

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/william-mckinley

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the economic policy?He championed the gold standard and protective tariffs to stimulate domestic manufacturing
2. What is the territorial expansion?His administration annexed Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

Protectionism: An economic policy of restricting imports from other countries through methods such as tariffs on imported goods to protect domestic industries from foreign competition.
Imperialism: A policy or ideology of extending a nation's rule over foreign nations, often by military force or by gaining political and economic control of other areas.
Gold Standard: A monetary system where a country's currency or paper money has a value directly linked to gold, which was a central pillar of McKinley's economic platform.
Anarchist: An individual who advocates for the abolition of all government and the organization of society on a voluntary, cooperative basis without recourse to force or compulsion.