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Taft's Reforms

Question 5 • *26-27 CFISD US History Studies Since 1877 A CR

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

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

Explanation

In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed William Howard Taft as secretary of war. Taft had previously served as governor-general of the Philippines, and Roosevelt placed him in charge of the War Department. Therefore, the correct choice is “secretary of war.”

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