Cause and Effect in U.S. Political History from 1899 to the Present

Practice Questions

SAT Subject Test in United States History › Cause and Effect in U.S. Political History from 1899 to the Present

Questions
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1

Which of the following was the most direct cause of the Emergency Quota Act?

2

President Theodore Roosevelt was inspired by Upton Sinclair's The Jungle (1906) to found which federal agency?

3

The Sedition Act (1918) _________________.

4

How did General Sherman’s victories in Georgia effect the election of 1864?

5

Schenck v. US acknowledged that the Espionage Act was an infringement on free speech, but upheld it anyway. Which of the following is the (in)famous reasoning behind that decision?

6

In response to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, President Theodore Roosevelt passed which law?

7

What was the result of the televised debates between Nixon and Kennedy during the election of 1960?

8

Theodore Roosevelt’s 1912 Presidential campaign was launched because __________.

9

Which of these was not part of the motivation for the repeal of alcohol prohibition?

10

Which of these was not a consequence of the Watergate scandal?

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