William McKinley

to the U.S. without the tariffs. In 1887, Hawaiian government were being pressured by the United States to allow it to establish a naval base at Pearl Harbor in exchange for renewing this agreement and the agreement ended when Congress passed the McKinley Tariff of 1890. Under pressure from U.S. sugar growers, Hawaii's special privilege was revoked by Congress and forced Hawaiian sugar to compete with U.S. and Cuban sugar producers which resulted in Hawaii facing a severe economic depression.…

Growing up in a Hawaiian/white family I have always been surrounded by both cultures; from experiencing what it means to be a local in Hawaii, to experiencing a Haole (or white) culture. I have seen it all in regards to how each culture is different, along with how each culture reacts to one another; however, there is one issue, that when observing both sides of these cultural backgrounds, we see repeated over and over again between the two-that issue is racism. “Prejudice and discrimination…

Teddys decision paid off and him and his army took the hill in around twenty minutes. When Teddy returned home he quickly became known as a national hero. He was then elected the governor of New York following his return. Mckinley appointed Teddy as his vice president and when Mckinley…

1. Imperialism in the 1890s reflected both continuities and changes from earlier American history, as America continued to expand but do change in the ways the expand, as well continued to have similar reason toward imperialism. To begin with, America continued to believe that i was their destiny to expand into areas and promote democracy and civilization. While previously in history this idea was called Manifest Destiny, the Americans now justified their imperialism with the idea of American…

He felt that he had used the height and excitement of his career too early, so he decided to relax and stay back for a bit. People pressured him into running a third term, but he declined, and instead left the Republican nomination to his friend, William Taft. He decided to take a vacation and left for a safari hunting trip in Africa, and returning home a year later. After Taft failed to do what he said he would, Roosevelt’s followers urged him to create the new Progressive party (which is now…

Imperialism is a policy where a country wants to expand their power and influence. Imperialism can be both good and bad. Bad imperialism is when the imperialist power dominated colonies economically. They subjected its people to heavy taxes, as well as economic oppression. The imperial power also imposed its own cultural standards on the colony. Good imperialism allowed for the spread of culture, technology, and language to take place around the world. Hawaii, Alaska, and The Panama Canal were…

group called the Rough Riders. They succeeded when they went to Cuba, as the Spanish left Cuba. Later, he was nominated Vice President. The elections were to take place in November, and he was nominated in June. He was Vice President to President William McKinley, who died on September 14, 1901 because he was shot earlier that month. Since the president died, the Vice President, Theodore, became the 26th and youngest president of the United States. While president, Theodore accomplished many…

Theodore Roosevelt is a man of many hats, from Big Game hunter to New York City police commissioner, from soldier to boxer, and warrior to peacemaker. He was a bold and patriotic man, that refused to allow anything to come easy, to include death. He is one of America’s single most accomplished men; it just so happened that he was also the twenty-sixth President of the United States of America. Theodore was raised in New York City, and as a young boy suffered from asthma. He was told by doctors…

Throughout the world America has faced many hardships and obstacles to get where it is today, a powerhouse of the 21st century and a king of the jungle in terms of economic, political, and social stature. As America has made its journey through the times there have been many inspirational, historic figures that put the success of the United States right on their backs. These icons have pathed America to success and fulfillment for many days to come. Presidents are a big impact on how exactly…

America has been the land that has always grown and expanded. Expanded with the idea that you can do anything you want, build what you want, and create anything you please. Business boomed in the 1800’s with many men and many ideas that created with each other. Andrew Carnegie invested in the Woodruff Corporation and created the very first railroad sleeping car. In 1860 he ended up making five thousand dollars a year and ended with an annual income of almost fifty thousand dollars a year.…