下面为大家整理的是关于在1896-1901这一段时间内的SAT2美国历史知识点，主要是在William McKinley 总统在任是的相关史实，非常详细，大家可以在备考自己的SAT2美国历史考试的时候根据自己的实际情况，准备相关的内容进行更加详细的更加有针对性的备考和练习之用。
William McKinley (1896-1901d)
--defeated Bryan who proposed silver currency by getting cities’ support
--beginning of imperialism
Dingley Tariff Act
Gold Standard Act: paper currency to be redeemed freely in gold
Great Rapprochement: the beginning of full Anglo-American friendship against European peril
Big Sister Policy: leading Latinos and open their markets; made by secretary of state James Blaine
Hawaii annexed:
Kalakaua Treaty (1875): grant Hawaii no tariff for sugar, but Hawaii cannot secede any land to other power; when America wanted extension to control over Pearl Harbor, king Kalakaua refused
Bayonet Constitution: a pro-America Hawaiian League coup forced the king to sign it to limit power
McKinley Tariff: grant duty-free sugar import to all nations and hurt Hawaii sugar
Queen Liliuokalani: successor of the king that wanted to keep independence; Hawaiian League protested with armed US marines, forced her to resign to avoid war
Sanford Dole: the new president who petitioned annexation; Cleveland refused b/c of his illegitimacy, but McKinley annexed Hawaii in 1898
Philippine acquired
Insular Cases: saying these are subjects but not fully citizens
Emilio Aguinaldo: a Philippine leader that helped Americans chased Spanish away and become first president; but led them to rebellion after America simply wanted annexation but not granting their independence; was defeated and captured
Philippine Government Act: to form new gov after Emilio captured, in which Filipinos only elect the lower house; in Jones Act also the upper house, but governor was still America’s
American-Spain War: Cuban “insurrestos” were running revolt, and American intervened after Maine
Maine: an American warship sent to protect Americans in Cuba; was sunk mysteriously, but led to war
Teller Amendment: promise that after Spanish gone, Cubans will have freedom (wow unbelievable 0_0); of course was broken after their occupation
Platt Amendment: justified American interference in Cuban affairs in exchange to US troop leaving; repealed when FDR proposed the Good Neighbor Policy
Foraker Act: granting Puerto Ricans some degree of popular government
Leonard Wood: new governor of Cuba who took over important industries, build schools and fight diseases
Yellow Journalism: describe the plight of Cubans in exaggerated wordings for newspaper sale, by Hearst; an essential push for public opinion to war; was criticized by the film Citizen Kane
Open Door Policy: equal trade rights and treatments for all nations trading with China; caused Boxer Rebellion