Question

Identify the most important reason that the election of 1896 was significant in American politics. Voters settled the question of how many immigrants would be admitted to the country on an annual basis. The Democratic, Republican and Populist Parties all gained strength as independent political entities. Both presidential candidates traveled and gave public speeches during the campaign. One party used corporate campaign donations to hire speakers and print literature to discredit the opponent.

Answer 1

The correct answer is "The Democratic, Republican, and Populist Parties all gained strength as independent political entities."

The most important reason that the election of 1896 was significant in American politics was that "the Democratic, Republican, and Populist Parties all gained strength as independent political entities."

In the end, Republican William McKinley won the election of 1896 on a platform of increased industrialization, higher wages, and the "gold standard"?

William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States. He was the President from March 4, 1897, until his assassination on September 14, 1901. Republican candidate McKinley defeated Democratic-Populist candidate Willian Jennings-Bryan. He appealed to the American citizen by maintaining the US economy based on the gold standard, the promise of better wages, and the support of industrialization as the way to increase prosperity.