William mckinley won the election of 1896 because ?
a. he campaigned harder than his opponent
b. he had the support of the east and midwest
c. he delivered the cross of gold speech
d. he had the backing of the populist party

he had the backing of the populist party

tell him great job!

explanation:

when world war i broke out across europe in 1914, president woodrow wilson proclaimed the united states would remain neutral, and many americans supported this policy of nonintervention. however, public opinion about neutrality started to change after the sinking of the british ocean liner lusitania by a german u-boat in 1915; almost 2,000 people perished, including 128 americans. along with news of the zimmerman telegram threatening an alliance between germany and mexico, wilson asked congress for a declaration of war against germany. the u.s. officially entered the conflict on april 6, 1917.