Roosevelt unexpectedly tried to win the Republican
nomination from William Howard Taft in the 1912 election because he believed
that Taft had failed to live up to progressive ideas. Roosevelt had earlier warned
Taft to stay away from tariff reform as it could potentially split the
Republican party
Answer:Causes of the war included British attempts to restrict U.S. trade, the Royal Navy's impressment of American seamen and America's desire to expand its territory.