US Department of State
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Philander Chase Knox (1853 1921)
Biography of Philander Knox, a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania appointed to Secretary of State under William McKinley, continued the Open Door Policy of his predecessor and strengthened control on U.S. interests overseas.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: State of the Union Addresses and Messages
This site compiles all of the State of the Union addresses and messages by all the presidents in U.S. history (except William Henry Harrison and James A. Garfield).
A&E Television
History.com: How Mc Kinley's Assassination Spurred Secret Service Presidential Protection
The Secret Service accompanies the president and the First Family everywhere, but it wasn't always this way. It would take a third assassination of a U.S. president -- William McKinley -- to prompt Congress to assign full official...
Curated OER
William Mc Kinley
The Library of Congress provides interesting information about the life and presidency of William McKinley. While the information is brief, the site provides several links to more facts.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Mc Kinley
In the general election of 1896, the principal question at issue was the financial policy of the country. William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, was the candidate of those who 'demanded the free and unlimited coinage of both silver and gold at...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Ohio: William Mc Kinley Tomb
An image of the William McKinley Tomb.
270 To Win
270towin: 1892 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1892 won by William McKinley in one of the most dramatic and complex campaigns in American history.
270 To Win
270towin: 1900 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1900 won by William McKinley in a rematch of the 1896 race.
270 To Win
270towin: 1896 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1896 won by William McKinley in one of the most dramatic and complex campaigns in American history.
Other
Earliest Voices: Gallery From the Vincent Voice Library
This site addresses the advent of the voice recording. The introduction talks about the country at the time of this invention, the feelings of people on the topic, and early recording itself. Included are voice recordings of such...
Northern Illinois University
Illinois in the Gilded Age: 1896: The Cross of Gold
This is a very informative look at the politics involved in the campaign of 1896 where one of the main issues was the conflict between the gold standard and free silver. Read about the results of the election and the defeat of Populist...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Politics in Gilded Age 1870 1900: Social and Labor Unrest in the 1890s
Learn about the factors that helped the Populist Party gain followers and what caused it to lose them after the 1896 presidential election.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Yearning to Breathe Free Webisode 10
This wonderful website, Freedom, a History of US, based on the series by Joy Hakim, presents the tenth webisode, Yearning to be Breathe Free. Through text, photographs, and audio segments you can get a good picture of the state of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: President William Mc Kinley
The 25th president, William McKinley.
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National Park Service: Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural
Follow day by day the unfolding of events that brought Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency upon the death of William McKinley in 1901.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Foreign Policy 1890 1914: Spanish American War and Overseas Empire
Looks at the development and evolution of the Spanish-American War, at Americans' views on imperialism at the end of this war, and at the relationship of this war with America's other international interests.
Vassar College
1896: William Mc Kinley
Biographical information and pictures are combined with excerpts from newspapers of the day.
Curated OER
The Spanish American War: William Mc Kinley
Provides general and biographical information on William McKinley. Includes links to McKinley's Declaration of War, McKinley's report on the Sampson Board's MAINE report, and McKinley's reasons for retaining the Philippines.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: President Mc Kinley Assassination
This article provides facts about the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901 and of his murderer, Leon Czolgosz.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: American Presidency: William Mc Kinley
Brief biographical sketch of America's twenty-fifth president includes background information on the era in which he served and linked-to objects from the Smithsonian's collections that help define the man and his presidency.
Digital History
Digital History: Cuba Libre! [Pdf]
The rationale behind the United States' going to war against Spain was to insure Cuba's independence. Read the highlights of the Proctor Report, President McKinley's message to Congress asking for intervention, and the Teller Resolution...
Schools of California Online Resources for Education
Score: White Man's Burden
Teachers: Lesson from SCORE that explores the Expansionist/ Anti-Imperialist debate at the turn of the century. Organized as a U.S. history unit, content includes information about the debate, as well as numerous resources, online...
Vassar College
Vassar: 1896: The Presidential Campaign: Cartoons and Commentary
This extensive site from the Vassar College on the 1896 presidential election includes links to cartoons, parties and platforms, leaders, campaign themes, and special features.
Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly
American History: Election of 1896: It Came Down to a Question of Money
This program, part of The Making of a Nation from Voice of America gives a very good description of the issues in the presidential campaign of 1896. Learn about the differences between the gold bugs and silverites, a third party...