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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
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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.
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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.
4

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.
5

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.
6

Which position did Taft hold after his presidency?

A
lawyer
B
Supreme Court justice
C
senator
D
presidential adviser
7

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.
8

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.
9

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.
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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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