Answer:
Taft launched an aggressive attack on trusts.
Explanation:
During his four years in office, William Taft fought against the Trusts in many cases, he doubled the cases against Trusts than Roosevelt. He sued and won cases against Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and the American Tobacco Company and the Sugar Trust and U.S Steel.
Taft’s antitrust efforts were criticized because many said that he did not differ good trusts from bad trusts.
I would say A.) Granting Professional Licenses
Explanation:
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