What was president taft’s stance on socialism? a. he was against socialism and favored business regulation. b. he was favored socialism but was against business regulation. c. he was against socialism and against business regulation. d. all of the above

The correct answer is:  

a. He was against socialism and favored business regulation.

William Howard Taft (1857 – 1930) was the 27th president of the United States between 1909 and 1913). He firmly believed that socialism offered no sufficient replacement for the enlightened selfishness that lays at the basis of all human endeavor and work, business and new ventures.

union blockade

explanation:

the union blockade in the american civil war was a naval strategy by the united states to prevent the confederacy from trading.

the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincoln in april 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of atlantic and gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably new orleans and mobile. those blockade runners fast enough to evade the union navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. they were operated largely by british citizens, making use of neutral ports such as havana, nassau and bermuda. the union commissioned around 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.

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