Administration

Panic of 1893 - an economic depression, was a result of collapse of railroad overbuilding and railroad finances that caused a series of bank failures, ended 1897 Dingley Tariff (1897) - a tariff imposed by McKinley which raised taxes to counter the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act of 1894 Maximum Freight Case (1898) - a US Supreme Court case, where they voided a Nebraska railroad tariff law which violated the 14th Amenment where property could be taken without the process of law. Annexation of Hawaii (1898) - the annexation of Hawaii, where the US allowed Hawaii to enter as a territorial government (through a joint resolution called the Newlands Resolution) Spanish-American War (1898) - a war between Spain and America, where various revolts were taking place in Spain's new colonies. America intervened and defeated the Spaniards and gained many new lands in little time. Philippine-American War (1899–1902) - an armed conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the United States Boxer Rebellion (1900) - a rebellion started by a secret Chinese martial-arts society who were very nationalist (the Boxers). It was to resist foreign imperialism and Christianity. Gold Standard Act (1900) - Established gold as the only way for redeeming paper money, stopping bimetallism.