William McKinley

Definition

William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. He led the nation during the Spanish-American War and supported high tariffs to protect American businesses.

Related terms

Spanish-American War: A conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, resulting in America gaining territories in the western Pacific and Latin America.

Protectionism: The economic policy of restraining trade between states through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, and other government regulations designed to allow fair competition between imports and goods and services produced domestically.

Assassination of William McKinley: The killing of President McKinley at Buffalo's Pan-American Exposition by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in September 1901.