Apentix/AP US History/Unit 6: Period 6 (1865-1898)/Question
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Which of the following best explains the long-term significance of the election of 1896?

A.It realigned American politics around an urban-industrial Republican majority and began nearly two decades of Republican dominance.
B.It ended the two-party system.
C.It brought the Populist Party to power as a permanent third party.
D.It had no lasting effect on party alignments.

Explanation

Core Concept

McKinley's coalition of business, industrial workers, and prosperous farmers displaced the old sectional balance. Democrats, fused with Populism, became the party of the rural South and West, and the Populists faded.

Correct Answer

AIt realigned American politics around an urban-industrial Republican majority and began nearly two decades of Republican dominance.

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