USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

GILDED AGE POLITICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
He was nominated for Pres by the Democrats AND Populists in 1896
A
William McKinley
B
Grover Cleveland
C
Mark Hanna
D
William J. Bryan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -William McKinley (Republican) defeated William Jennings Bryan (Democratic/Populist) in the 1896 presidential election.

Detailed explanation-2: -William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party’s nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and the 1908 elections.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Populist Party emerged in the early 1890s as an important force in the Southern and Western United States, but collapsed after it nominated Democrat William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 United States presidential election.

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