How did the depression give rise to conditions that made the election of 1896 important?

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31 July, 17:36

How did the depression give rise to conditions that made the election of 1896 important?

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Kenny Vega · Answer 1

Former Governor William McKinley, the Republican candidate, defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan. The 1896 campaign, which took place during an economic depression known as the Panic of 1893, was a realigning election that ended the old Third Party System and began the Fourth Party System.