murder of William McKinley
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The murder of William McKinley was the 1901 assassination of the 25th U.S. president, carried out by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and leading to McKinley’s death and Theodore Roosevelt’s succession to the presidency.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| assassination of William McKinley | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
assassination
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historical event ⓘ political assassination ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
McKinley assassination
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assassination of William McKinley ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | 1 fatality ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | gangrene from bullet wounds ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Pan-American Exposition of 1901
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U.S. Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasDate | 1901-09-06 ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentResponse |
crackdown on anarchist organizations in the United States
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increased Secret Service role in presidential protection ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasInjured | William McKinley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | influenced future presidential security protocols in the United States ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Buffalo, New York
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Pan-American Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedicalTreatmentLocation | Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMethod | shooting ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
anarchism
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anti-government sentiment ⓘ |
| hasNotableAttendee |
Ida McKinley
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Theodore Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator | Leon Czolgosz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerpetratorCitizenship | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerpetratorIdeology | anarchism ⓘ |
| hasPerpetratorName | Leon Czolgosz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecurityDetail | United States Secret Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
last U.S. presidential assassination of the 19th-century style political climate
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led to Theodore Roosevelt becoming youngest U.S. president at that time ⓘ |
| hasSubsequentEvent |
death of William McKinley on 1901-09-14
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execution of Leon Czolgosz ⓘ trial of Leon Czolgosz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVictim | William McKinley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVictimRole | President of the United States ⓘ |
| hasWeapon | revolver ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1901 ⓘ |
| ledToVicePresidentBecomingPresident | Theodore Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occurredDuringPresidencyOf | William McKinley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
death of William McKinley
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increased security for U.S. presidents ⓘ presidency of Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ public backlash against anarchism in the United States ⓘ succession of Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ |
| targetedOfficeHolder | 25th president of the United States ⓘ |
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assassination of William McKinley