Thing that remained throughout 19th century party stability Reason for intense loyalty to political parties geographical region What are the 100k people president appoint called patronage What president had to deal with competing factions for patronage, leading to neither reelecting him Rutherford Hayes Faction that supports no change, political machine and party-based patronage stalwarts Faction that supports reform half-breeds When President James Garfield shot by Stalwart for his half-breed he is replaced by what vice president that was a stalwart Chester Arthur What does Chester Arthur do when he becomes president (unexpect/unloyal to his faction) civil service exam Act that did civil service exam Pendleton Act of 1883 Person that embodies era of no government intervention, tries to reduce tariffs but this becomes election issue Grover Cleveland Thing that people want federal government to confront antitrust Case in which federal government says state regulation of railroads unconstitutional wabash Federal antitrust act that is not enforced Sherman Act of 1890 Farmers that file the wabash Case granges Commission created to regulate railroads but little enforced Interstate Commerce Commission Group of farmers that replaces granges Farmers' Alliance When the groups combine they make people's party, called what populist party Thing that starts Panic of 1893 failure of railroads When silver is not used to back dollar what is it called (because it was worth more as silver, but stopped being that) Crime of '73 What do populists want more money through silver `person` that gives `name` speech is nominated for democrats, supports silver like populists person: William Bryan name: Cross of Gold What does populist party do after cross of gold speech join democrats When Bryan becomes popular rich republicans contribute lots and have who elected McKinley What does McKinley do raise tariff Leader of american imperialism (Pro-Navy) Alfred Mahan US first overseas colony for navy base Pearl Harbor War that leads to American expansionism American-Spanish War What cause starts Spanish-American War cuba libre What ship explosion mistakenly interpreted as Spanish fighting and leads Americans to War Maine Person that seizes Phillipines because he wants America to become imperial Theodore Roosevelt Person that leaves Navy to actually fight in Cuba, gains prestige Roosevelt What does America get after Spanish-American War puerto rico What year does Spanish-American war end and US keep Phillipines (they don't want to give to imperialists, but they have to educate/civilize) 1898 War that leads to lots of American death from 1898-1902 Phillipine war Approach to China by McKinley that allows free trade Open Door What does US do to get more access to China fight boxer rebellion What does Spanish American war do to US govt. (they nearly failed) create real military Liberal republicans that support reform mugwumps Act that raised tariffs Mckinley Act Act that allowed government to get Silver for gold, didn't solve populist requests Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 When Mckinley elected, he makes what to stop requests for silver gold standard act of 1900 Leader of Filipinos in Phillipine War Emilio Aguinaldo Amendment by US that pressured Cuba into having favorable trade with US (their independence didn't mention US) Platt Amendment