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The 1893 economic collapse in the nation ____ voters to turn away from the Democratic Party, allowing William McKinley an upper hand in the 1896 election.

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McKinley won the election of 1896 by a ____ of about 600,000 votes, which was the biggest victory in twenty-five years.

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After the U.S.S. Maine battleship exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba amidst an ongoing conflict, William McKinley asked Congress for the ____ to intervene.

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McKinley declared that his commitment to protective tariffs on imported goods would ____ unemployment as well as produce industrial growth.

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His support for this tariff ____ his position with organized labor.

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However, this caused ____ tensions with Filipino ____ who opposed American rule.

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The gains from this treaty established the United States as a ____ power.

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Growing up, he attended a school that was run by a Methodist ____ in Poland, Ohio.

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However, this caused ____ tensions with Filipino ____ who opposed American rule.

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He viewed Hayes as a ____ whom he remained in close contact with throughout his life.