下面为大家整理的是关于1896-1901年的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，大家在复习SAT2美国历史时可以进行参考。

　　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　　Platt Amendment: justified American interference in Cuban affairs in exchange to US troop leaving; repealed when FDR proposed the Good Neighbor Policy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

　　以上就是SAT2美国历史知识点中关于1896-1901年的介绍。这一段的历史对美国现在的生活方式的形成有重要的影响，大家可以根据这些知识点进行自己的备考。