SAT US History Practice Question
Which statement most aptly supports the theory that the Black Sox scandal of 1919 was a result of the exploitation of labor by management?
- A.F. Scott Fitzgerald referred to the scandal as "playing with the faith of fifty million people."
- B.The baseball players were in effect indentured servants with no right to strike or to accept offers from other teams.
- C.The eight White Sox players accused of conspiring to cheat were acquitted in a jury trial.
- D.Baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis permanently banned the eight "Black Sox" from professional baseball.
- E.Millions of Americans were cheated in their expectation of seeing a fairly contested World Series.
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