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The Hanseatic League was a commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and their market towns. The League was created to generate economic interest and diplomatic ties between the countries and towns it took place in. The Hanseatic League was so prominent that the towns in the league had their own armies for mutual protection and aid.
Taft was in favor of lower tariffs while TR wanted higher tariffs. Roosevelt was in favor of a national income tax, but Taft did not like the idea. It was the rift between Roosevelt and Taft that led to a schism in the Republican Party. This led to the victory of the Democrat Wilson in the 1912 Presidential election.