"Some historians say that to focus on the personality of a famous figure is to neglect the context in which he/she lived. My argument is that personality provides a way to attract students to history because it allows them to make a personal connection to the past." - Joe Illick
William McKinley 1897-1901
William McKinley was a tariff man:
To uphold the gold standdard was also his plan.
Staunchly conservative without even trying --
The natural foe William Jennings Bryan.
Tariffs hurt Cuba, owned by Spain;
But war would liberate: “Remember the Maine.”
Cuba was conquered -- and the Philippines.
The new foreign motto: Send in the marines.
To uphold the gold standdard was also his plan.
Staunchly conservative without even trying --
The natural foe William Jennings Bryan.
Tariffs hurt Cuba, owned by Spain;
But war would liberate: “Remember the Maine.”
Cuba was conquered -- and the Philippines.
The new foreign motto: Send in the marines.