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