USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

GILDED AGE POLITICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did Mark Hana help McKinley get elected president?
A
raised millions from business leaders to finance the campaign
B
bought favorable publicity in newpapers
C
ran a well organized and well financed campaign
D
all of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -With Sherman becoming too old to be considered a contender, Hanna worked to elect McKinley. In 1895, Hanna left his business career to devote himself full-time to McKinley’s campaign for president. Hanna paid all expenses to get McKinley the nomination the following year, although he was in any event the frontrunner.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 25th United States president, McKinley took office following the 1896 presidential election, in which he defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan.

Detailed explanation-3: -William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his assassination on September 14, 1901, after leading the nation to victory in the Spanish-American War and raising protective tariffs to promote American industry.

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