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United States, to Don José Canelejas, the Foreign Minister of Spain. This letter described Señor Don Enrigue Dupuy de Lôme opinion on the Spanish involvement in Cuba and President William McKinley’s foreign policy. This letter described President McKinley as a “weak and a bidder for the admiration of the crowd besides being a would-be politician who tries to leave a door open behind himself while keeping on good terms with the jingoes of his party.” This letter got into American hands because of a

Overview What is Campaign Finance Reform? Campaign finance regulation refers to attempts to regulate the ways in which political campaigns are funded. This includes all spending done to promote or support the promotion of candidates, ballot measures, political parties and more. Regulations can be applied to natural persons, corporations, political action committees, political parties and other organizations. They can come in the form of incentives, such as providing public financing to candidates

Americans rallied behind the idea of Cuba’s right to self-determination and the sentiment of “Cuba Libre!” After the unexplained sinking of the USS Maine, which was sent to Havana harbor to protect American business interests in Cuba, President McKinley asked Congress to declare war against Spain. The war lasted from April to August 1898 and ended with the Spanish defeat at the 1898 Treaty of Paris, largely due to the Cuban efforts before the United States entered the war. The United States had

After the Assassination of President William McKinley, Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt became the United States’ 26th and youngest president in history on September 14th, 1901. During his presidency he was mostly known for his “trust busting” and his fight against big business. Roosevelt was born in New York City in 1858. When he was born he was asthmatic which, at the time, could be very fatal. Teddy also was near sighted, and was homeschooled by his wealthy parents. His father couldn’t stand how frail

We have all heard about the one and only Theodore Roosevelt also known as Teddy Roosevelt. There are many significant facts about this president before and after he was elected. But let's start from the beginning. Theodore roosevelt was born on Oct.27 ,1858 and died on Jan 6 ,1919. But before he died, he had lots of jobs like working in the civil war, he was a secretary of the navy, and was a New York police officer. Later on in his life he married a woman named Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and

Two men swam for their lives in the bitterly cold water. This is the story of Richard Williams, a person who managed to survive the sinking Titanic. We’ll be taking a look at his life before, during and after the Titanic. Before his Titanic experience, let's talk a little bit about his life before the Titanic. Richard Williams was born on January 29th, 1891 in Geneva, Switzerland. He was raised mostly under the guidance of his father, Charles Williams. It is also said that he is a direct descendant

The Spanish-American war was fueled by many things, including the main idea of expanding the “manifest destiny” ideology. This war differed from the civil war because it was not for freedom or rights; it was the impact yellow journalism made on U.S citizens. Hearst and Pulitzer from New York slandered the news of the guerilla warfare happening in Cuba. They distorted the news in their newspapers; and this worked because at the time newspapers were the prime source of communication. As soon as the

The Populist Movement ultimately failed to survive because of their desire for inflation and the support for the coinage of silver, as well as the fact that they merged with the Democratic Party to combat the Republicans. The 1896 election undermined agrarian insurgency, and a period of rapidly rising farm prices helped to bring about the dissolution of the Populist Party. Another important factor in the failure of the party was its inability to affect a genuine urban-rural coalition; its program

approaches in regards to gaining support for their political campaign. “Bryan traveled all over the country, traveling 18,000 miles, giving whistle-stop speeches, while McKinley conducted a "front-porch" campaign in Canton, Ohio, partly because he didn’t want to leave his ailing wife.” (McKinley Memorial Library) Despite McKinley being unable to travel around the nation, over 750,000 people came to Canton, Ohio to listen to his speech. Newspapers and publishing companies reprinted his speeches. McKinley’s

In an attempt to increase trade and prove itself as an economic and military superpower, the US began to expand overseas and increase its military size; the US believed in International Darwinism and saw these actions as an expansion of Manifest Destiny which lead to imperialism. People like William H. Seward pushed to annex Midway Island and purchased Alaska to expand the size of the US. However, imperialism became a controversial debate among the American people throughout the late nineteenth and