1896 Presidential Election. The United States presidential election of November 3, 1896, saw Republican William McKinley defeat Democrat William Jennings Bryan in a campaign considered by historians to be one of the most dramatic and complex in American history. ... He outspent Bryan by a factor of five.
Cuba came under the domination of U.S. imperialism as a result of the Spanish-American War of 1898. The Cubans had been fighting for their independence from Spain, but the U.S. took the opportunity to seize Cuba when they were in anarchy. ... The United States had many reasons to control Cuba.Oct 9, 2013