- 1. In which year was William McKinley inaugurated as the 25th President of the United States?
A) 1901
B) 1912
C) 1876
D) 1897
- 2. Before becoming President, which position did William McKinley hold?
A) Senator from Illinois
B) Governor of Ohio
C) Secretary of State
D) Mayor of New York City
- 3. Which major event occurred during William McKinley's presidency?
A) Cold War
B) Spanish-American War
C) Vietnam War
D) World War I
- 4. Who served as William McKinley's Vice President during his first term in office?
A) Thomas Marshall
B) Garret Hobart
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) Adlai Stevenson
- 5. What economic policy did President McKinley support during his time in office?
A) Free Trade
B) Protectionism
C) Isolationism
D) Mercantilism
- 6. Which country did the United States go to war with during McKinley's presidency?
A) Germany
B) Spain
C) Japan
D) Mexico
- 7. Who was the assassin of President McKinley?
A) Leon Czolgosz
B) John Wilkes Booth
C) Charles Guiteau
D) Lee Harvey Oswald
- 8. Who succeeded William McKinley as President after his assassination?
A) William Howard Taft
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Woodrow Wilson
- 9. Which state did McKinley represent in the U.S. House of Representatives?
A) Ohio
B) California
C) New York
D) Illinois
- 10. What was the main form of communication used during McKinley's presidency?
A) Internet
B) Radio
C) Telephone
D) Telegraph
- 11. Which famous inventor and entrepreneur was a contemporary of President McKinley?
A) Thomas Edison
B) Steve Jobs
C) Elon Musk
D) Bill Gates
- 12. Where is William McKinley buried?
A) Canton, Ohio
B) Arlington, Virginia
C) Mount Vernon, Washington
D) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- 13. Which political party did William McKinley belong to?
A) Independent
B) Democratic
C) Republican
D) Whig
- 14. Which country did the United States acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War?
A) Philippines
B) Mexico
C) Cuba
D) Puerto Rico
- 15. Who was McKinley's opponent in the 1896 presidential election?
A) William Jennings Bryan
B) Grover Cleveland
C) George Dewey
D) Theodore Roosevelt
- 16. Who was McKinley's wife?
A) Ida Saxton McKinley
B) Jacqueline Kennedy
C) Mary Todd Lincoln
D) Eleanor Roosevelt
- 17. In what famous event did McKinley serve as a Major during the American Civil War?
A) Gettysburg
B) Appomattox
C) Antietam
D) Vicksburg
- 18. What was the famous industrial fair where McKinley gave a speech before being shot?
A) Pan-American Exposition
B) California Midwinter International Exposition
C) Louisiana Purchase Exposition
D) World's Columbian Exposition
- 19. In what field did McKinley work before entering politics?
A) Engineering
B) Medicine
C) Law
D) Education
- 20. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave the federal government the power to levy an income tax?
A) 13th Amendment
B) 18th Amendment
C) 19th Amendment
D) 16th Amendment
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