Which of the following was true of William Howard Taft?

A.

Taft supported suffrage for women.

B.

Taft was more popular than Roosevelt.

C.

Taft broke twice as many trusts as Roosevelt.

D.

Taft advocated for higher tariffs to improve trade.

D) Taft advocates for higher tariffs to improve trade

The correct answer is C) Taft broke twice as many trusts as Roosevelt.

What was true of William Howard Taft is that Taft broke twice as many trusts as Roosevelt.

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was the piece of legislation that regulated competition between companies in the United States and prohibited monopolies. When Taft became President, he launched more antitrust cases than Theodore Roosevelt. He initiated approximately 80 antitrust suits, although at the end of his presidency he stopped being so aggressive in this regard.