(MC) “I’ve been through one war. I have seen the dead piled…
(MC) “I’ve been through one war. I have seen the dead piled up, and I do not want to see another.”—President William McKinley, a veteran of the Civil WarMcKinley’s remark in 1895 came as a result of pressure for the United States to take what action?
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(MC) The quote below was part of a campaign speech given by Senator Albert J. Beveridge in 1898:”But today we are raising more than we can consume. Today we are making more than we can use. Today our industrial society is congested; there are more workers than there is work; there is more capital than there is investment. We do not need more money—we need more circulation, more employment. Therefore, we must find new markets for our produce, new occupation for our capital, new work for our labor.”Which type of policy was this statement intended to justify?
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(LC)The map below shows train tracks along Florida’s east coast: © 2012 Kmusser Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic Which entrepreneur and real estate promoter was responsible for the rail line shown in the map above?
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