Partisan politics
This party was popular among southern whites and among northern immigrants (especially Jews and Catholics)
Democratic Party
Many freed slaves made a living in this industry, where they paid their rent with crops
Sharecropping
People who worked in this profession, such as many of William Jennings Bryan's neighbors, often opposed protective tariffs.
Farmers.
Some Americans blamed this ship's explosion on the Spanish, though research says it was probably an accident
USS Maine
This dangerous drug was introduced to China by British traders, though it was often grown in modern-day India and Bangladesh.
This third party agreed more with Democrats than Republicans, and supported a Democratic Presidential nominee in 1896.
Populist Party
Whites of this religious affiliation supported Democrats in the South but Republicans in the North
Protestantism
This word refers to the political stance of supporting higher tariffs.
Protectionism.
The Spanish-American War began an ended in this year.
1898
This island, freed from the Spanish, was seen as a vital fueling port for American ships traveling to South America.
Cuba.
In the northern states, Protestants (both white and black) supported this party.
Republican Party
The phrase separate but equal comes from this infamous 1896 Supreme Court ruling
Plessy V. Ferguson
The Populist Party platform targeted this particular industry (hint: a railfan would likely object to their attacks on this industry)
Railroads
The Teller Amendment forbade the USA from taking control of this large island off the coast of Florida, even after Spain relinquished it.
Cuba.
This Empire supported the British during the Second Opium War after Chinese radicals murdered a missionary from this Empire's mother country.
France.
In 1896, this Republican was elected President
William McKinley
Some Southern states used Poll taxes, literacy tests, and other measures as pretexts to strip this group of their constitutional right to vote.
African-Americans.
Black Americans.
The standard that William McKinley advocated allowed Americans to exchange paper money for this precious metal
Gold
This phrase referred to the racist idea that white people are obliged to "improve" members of other races by forcing them to adopt "white" customs and systems
"The White Man's Burden"
The Philippines.
This standard for measuring currency was supported by the winning candidate in the 1896 election (remember: William Jennings Bryan lost this election)
Gold standard
This clause was used as a loophole to allow white Southerners to vote without passing a literacy test
"Grandfather Clause"
An economic system based on two kinds of metal is called:
Bimetallism
This future President gained fame during the Spanish-American War for his leadership of the Rough Riders
Teddy Roosevelt
This European Empire was active in China even before the Opium Wars, and assisted the Chinese in expelling the British from Macau.
Portuguese.