The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . NOTE.— The total distance from San Francis*to Manila, via Hawaii and GuStatute Miles. .PiiXtojRico to the Philippines, h ]or half around The total distance from San Juan, Puertoto MaoilajVia New York & San Franc:*) CHAPTER XXII RECENT EVENTS The New Epoch. — With the beginning of the twentieth centurythe United States began a new epoch in its history. The mostimportant geographical positions in the Pacilic Ocean are con-trolled by it. Its territory is in a direct line between the centersof commerce an
The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . NOTE.— The total distance from San Francis*to Manila, via Hawaii and GuStatute Miles. .PiiXtojRico to the Philippines, h ]or half around The total distance from San Juan, Puertoto MaoilajVia New York & San Franc:*) CHAPTER XXII RECENT EVENTS The New Epoch. — With the beginning of the twentieth centurythe United States began a new epoch in its history. The mostimportant geographical positions in the Pacilic Ocean are con-trolled by it. Its territory is in a direct line between the centersof commerce and population of Europe and Asia. The line ofintercommunication across the continent lies up the Hudson,through the Mohawk Valley, along the Great Lakes, and thenceto the ports of Puget Sound. Before many years this will beone of the greatest trade routes of the world. McKinley reelected. 1900. — In the presidential campaign of1900, the great parties nominated the same candidates that hadbeen pitted against each other four years before — William McKin-ley and William J. Bryan. The platforms of the two were alsoessentially the same as before on the money question. The Demo-crats declared again for free coinage of silver, denounced thecorrupting influence of trusts, and advocated giving independe
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