What Was the Issue That Provoked an Open Break Between

question 16

Multiple Choice

What was the issue that provoked an open break between Taft and Roosevelt?

• A) Taft supported higher tariffs, but lower tariffs had long been one of the primary focuses of Roosevelt's economic policies.
• B) Taft reduced the size of the navy, which led Roosevelt to become deeply concerned about the future of national security.
• C) Taft made an anti-trust suit against United States Steel Corporation, which was at odds with Roosevelt's business alliances.
• D) Taft supported the federal income tax, whereas Roosevelt had long argued it would hurt common people and help corporations.
• E) Taft fired Pinchot after he showed opposition to the Taft administrations' opening up protected federal lands to commercial development.

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