President William McKinley:
He was the 15th president of the United States.
Term: 1897 - 1901.
He was Republican.
Established the gold standard as the official backing of American currency in a rejection of inflationary
proposals.
Strove to end sectionalism between the North and the South, but overlooked opportunities to improve
civil rights.
President Theodore Roosevelt:
He was the 26th president of the United States.
Term: 1901 - 1909.
He was the youngest U.S. president in the history.
He curbed the monopolistic power of the railroads.
He destroyed the “Beef Trust".
He facilitated the construction of the Panama Canal.
He is the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.