What did William Howard Taft do that alienated progressive Republicans?
A) curbed the power of Speaker of the House Joseph Cannon
B) vetoed a tariff increase
C) dismissed Richard Ballinger
D) campaigned against progressives in the 1910 congressional elections
E) generally became a tool of the conservative Republicans
Answer: E
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America emerged from World War II
a. As a superpower b. Interested in territorial expansion c. Suffering from a post-war economic decline d. With no significant enemy e. All of these
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A. They were old-stock wealthy planters and merchants from the coastal areas whose families had long prospered under British rule. B. They owed their livelihood and social status to Crown appointments and thus were unmoved by constitutional arguments. C. They were devout Christians who believed the Bible commanded obedience to authority. D. They were fearful of divisions and instability within American society.