WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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Lincoln
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McKinley
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Roosevelt
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Wilson
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Detailed explanation-1: -William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901.
Detailed explanation-2: -President McKinley attempted to prevent war and endeavored to persuade the Spanish government to adopt a conciliatory policy with the Cuban insurrectionists. The Spanish government yielded too late to restrain the popular demand in the United States for intervention.
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.
Detailed explanation-4: -President McKinley found it impossible to resist the mounting public and political pressure for war against Spain. In requesting a declaration of war from the Senate on April 11, 1898, he listed several concerns but stressed the nation’s humanitarian sympathy for the Cuban independence movement.
Detailed explanation-5: -Theodore Roosevelt-The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War (Hispanic Division, Library of Congress)