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A major progressive business reform that President Taft enacted was

A
strengthening labor unions.
B
decreasing tariffs.
C
strengthening weaker trusts.
D
breaking up large monopolies.
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Why were Theodore Roosevelt and his supporters disappointed in Taft’s presidency?

A
Taft was less conservative than they had hoped.
B
Taft was less progressive than they had hoped.
C
Taft did not pass any business reforms.
D
Taft did not pass any social reforms.
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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.
4

Which position did Taft hold after his presidency?

A
lawyer
B
Supreme Court justice
C
senator
D
presidential adviser
5

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.
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President Taft’s passage of the Mann-Elkins Act in 1910 continued Roosevelt’s legacy of railroad reform by

A
strengthening the Interstate Commerce Commission.
B
establishing the Interstate Commerce Commission.
C
continuing to lower railroad rates.
D
reestablishing the practice of giving rebates to large companies.
7

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.
8

To which post did Theodore Roosevelt appoint William Howard Taft in 1904?

A
secretary of state
B
secretary of war
C
secretary of the interior
D
assistant secretary of the navy
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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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