Taft's Reforms Answers

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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 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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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

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
5

Which position did Taft hold after his presidency?

A
lawyer
B
Supreme Court justice
C
senator
D
presidential adviser
6

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.
7

Conservative Republicans wanted to use tariffs to protect American industry from

A
interstate competition.
B
foreign competition.
C
immigrant laborers.
D
unskilled laborers.
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
9

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 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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