As president,William Howard Taft
A) angered many conservatives with his activism.
B) generally pleased progressives.
C) managed to match Roosevelt's personal dynamism.
D) angered many conservatives with his activism, but generally pleased progressives.
E) None of these answers is correct.

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Taft's presidency is often characterized by his failure to live up to the progressive expectations set by his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, and his inability to maintain the support of both progressives and conservatives, leading to a split in the Republican Party. He did not match Roosevelt's dynamism and managed to alienate both sides of the political spectrum, rather than pleasing progressives or only angering conservatives.

As President,William Howard Taft