1896

In 1986 the democratic nominee for the presidential election was a great man named William Jennings Bryan. Bryan was a religious and moral man who stood for the greater good of farmers, the poor and working class. Populists represent the underdog of society that is seeking injustice, during Bryan’s time period it happened to be the farmer’s agriculture industry that was dying out. A few decades before this election the whole country was running off of agriculture, with the industrialization that

The West prior to and after the Civil War was largely unpopulated by the white man, the Indians, as a result, dominated the landscape mostly undisturbed. However, this separation came to a halt as legion of white pioneers invaded the great plains, displacing the Indians and “civilizing” the West. With tensions rising, the government attempted to make treaties that gave the Indians designated areas to live. What the government failed to realize was that there wasn’t a primary Indian hierarchy and

The Supreme Court ruling on May 18, 1896 in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson established the “separate but equal” standard that would legitimize segregation based on race. The ruling would stand for nearly 58 years when on May 17, 1954 the Supreme Court would rule against segregation of educational institutions in the case of Brown v. Board of Education. This ruling would end segregation in the educational system, but left other forms of legalized segregation in place until July 2, 1964 when President

The election of 1896 was the 28th presidential election of the United States. The election was between the two candidates William Mckinley and Williams Jennings Bryan. This election was famous for ending what was known as the third party election and starting the fourth party elections. Other people that were competing in the election was Thomas Brackett Reed (Speaker of the House from Maine) , Matthew S. Quay (Senator from Pennsylvania), William B. Allison (Senator from Iowa), and Levi B. Morton

following. This gained such significant attention that it would serve as the primary national issue in the election of 1896. The Republican and Democratic parties would each align in this election for or against this polarizing issue. The Republicans supported the gold standard while the Populist supported Democrats endorsed a silver standard and bimetallism. The election of 1896 would be dominated by the issue of financial backing through the campaigns of William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan

The election of 1896 is a small piece of major history. There was a Republican and Democratic nominee. Of this election, many problems seemed to arise. Some historians consider this election to be very multifaceted. There is a different story in each side. Let’s dive in and look at many aspects of this renown election. On this exact day, one hundred and twenty-one years ago, the election was kicked off, but prior to this was the campaigning. William Jennings Bryan, the democratic candidate, was

Everyone has been broken. Maybe some people still are and maybe others have been put back together by friends or loved ones. The fact still remains that everyone is or has been broken, and there is no way to stop that from happening. In Brian Selznick’s book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, he touches on this topic on nearly every page. Many - if not all - his characters are broken in some way or another. Hugo Cabret is broken because he has no parents to care for him, no siblings to share with and

to the ancient for inspiration, which can easily be seen when comparing the ancient Olympic Games to the modern Olympic Games, as well as when looking at the history of the Panathenaic Stadium. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. Athletes from 14 countries competed in 43 events. Of these events,

The election of 1896 was the most dramatic election in America. The competition was so power and unpredictable that it was difficult to predict what the results would have been. When Who and How In the month of June the Republicans got together at the Republican National Convention in St. Louis, Missouri where former Ohio congressman and governor William Mckinley was granted the Republican nomination. McKinley choose Garret A. Hobart of New Jersey to be his Vice President after Thomas Reed rejected

Athens, Greece Athens was the intellectual center of Greece. It was one of the first city-states of its time, and is still known as one of the most famous cities in the world. It was named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom and the city's patron. In 508 B.C., Athens became one of the first societies in ancient times to invent democracy. Democracy came from the Greek words, demos, meaning people, and kratein, meaning to rule. This form of government was usually held in a meeting place, which