Question

A decisive factor in the Republican victory in the 1896 presidential election was:

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is:

a. the divisions in the Democratic party.

Explanation:

In 1896 William McKinley won the presidential election.

After the economic depression of 1893, the main issue was the country’s money supply,and even the Democratic Party—was split between those who favored the gold standard and those who favored free silver, a type of currency inflation, to help alleviate the depression.

Mark Hanna ( Mckinley`s friend) raised millions for a campaign of education with trainloads of pamphlets to convince the voters that free silver would be harmful.