The president and the assassin. 750 words minimum 1. Write a brief summary of US imperialist actions between 1898 and 1902. How did the American public react to William McKinley and imperialism during this period?

2. What were the economic goals of US imperialism? To what extent did McKinley shape and promote these goals? In the end, how did imperialism benefit the US economically?

3. Describe acts of terror and violence carried out by anarchists in the two decades prior to the McKinley assassination. What ideas, people, and events motivated Leon Czolgosz to assassinate McKinley? How did the McKinley assassination impact the anarchist movement in the US?