Which of the following was a difference between the policies of roosevelt and those of taft (a) taft dropped roosevelt distinction between good and bad trusts when it came to breaking up monopolies (b) taft encourage an aggressive foreign policy (c) roosevelt wanted to break up trusts while taft avoided breaking up big businesses (d) taft wanted a high income tax

(A) taft dropped Roosevelt distinction between good and bad trusts when it came to breaking up monopolies.  Taft did concentrate on anti-trust busting but among those that he came down included one that Roosevelt approved.  Apart from that, Taft was starting to distance himself from Roosevelt which Roosevelt resented deeply.

the best description of postwar writers might be progressive.

following the war, writers showed a tendency to work on artistic or social matters rather than political themes. while postwar literature may not have been the greatest period of english literature, the themes provided excellent critics a high number of novels. such examples include anthony burgess, anthony powell and frank kermode, all of which can be placed under the progressive view.