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Taft's Reforms Answers

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In which of the following areas was Taft less progressive than Roosevelt?

A
supporting labor unions
B
breaking up monopolies
C
filing anti-trust lawsuits
D
regulating railroads
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How did Theodore Roosevelt become a party nominee in the presidential election of 1912?

A
Roosevelt split from the Republicans and formed the Progressive Party.
B
Roosevelt split from the Republicans and joined the Democratic Party.
C
Roosevelt split from the Democrats and formed a new Republican party.
D
Roosevelt split from the Democrats and formed the Populist Party.
3

Why did Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson win the presidential election of 1912?

A
Wilson won the conservative Northern vote.
B
Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote.
C
Wilson won almost all the popular vote.
D
Taft and Roosevelt split the Democratic vote.
4

Why did Taft win the Republican nomination during the 1912 presidential race?

A
Taft had the support of the conservative Democrats.
B
Taft had the support of Republican progressives.
C
Taft had the support of the northern Republican conservatives.
D
Taft had the support of the progressive Democrats.
5

Why did Theodore Roosevelt want William Taft to succeed him as president?

A
Roosevelt valued Taft’s former experience as a governor of the Philippines.
B
Roosevelt valued Taft’s former experience as a judge.
C
Roosevelt thought Taft would carry out Roosevelt’s progressive reforms.
D
Roosevelt thought Taft had been a valuable vice president.
6

Which position did Taft hold after his presidency?

A
lawyer
B
Supreme Court justice
C
senator
D
presidential adviser
7

How did progressive and conservative Republicans feel about labor unions in the early 1900s?

A
Conservatives advocated for labor unions, but progressives wanted to limit their power.
B
Progressives advocated for labor unions, but conservatives wanted to limit their power.
C
Both progressives and conservatives advocated for labor unions.
D
Both progressives and conservatives disliked the labor unions.
8

Why did many conservative Republicans oppose conservation efforts in the early 1900s?

A
They wanted to create more space for towns and cities.
B
They wanted to make hunting and ranching illegal.
C
They wanted to use natural resources for business purposes.
D
They wanted to preserve natural areas.
9

Which Republican challenged Taft during his run for a second term?

A
Richard Ballinger
B
Gifford Pinchot
C
Woodrow Wilson
D
Theodore Roosevelt
10

President Taft’s creation of the Children’s Bureau was an example of

A
a progressive Republican social reform.
B
a conservative Republican political reform.
C
a Democratic political reform.
D
a Democratic business reform.

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