Taft's Reforms

Question 1

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

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Roosevelt thought Taft would carry out Roosevelt’s progressive reforms.

Question 2

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

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Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote.

Question 3

Conservative Republicans wanted to use tariffs to protect American industry from

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foreign competition.

Question 4

Why were Theodore Roosevelt and his supporters disappointed in Taft’s presidency?

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Taft was less progressive than they had hoped.

Question 5

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

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Theodore Roosevelt

Question 6

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

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They wanted to use natural resources for business purposes.

Question 7

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

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a progressive Republican social reform.

Question 8

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

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secretary of war

Question 9

What best explains why the political climate was ripe for a third-party candidate during the 1912 presidential election?

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The Republican Party was unsatisfied with its candidate.

Question 10

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

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supporting labor unions

Taft's Reforms Answers