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

A
Voters were unsatisfied with the economy.
B
The Republican Party was unsatisfied with its candidate.
C
The United States was involved in a world war.
D
Voters were ready for a radical leader.
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Conservative Republicans wanted to use tariffs to protect American industry from

A
interstate competition.
B
foreign competition.
C
immigrant laborers.
D
unskilled laborers.
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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
6

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

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

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