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The main purpose of the Anti-Saloon League in the early 1900s was

A
to educate the public about the social ills of alcohol.
B
to close down bars and saloons in the West only.
C
to pass a constitutional amendment outlawing alcohol.
D
to lobby Congress for legislation that would outlaw bars.
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Why did Congress pass the Volstead Act to go along with the Eighteenth Amendment?

A
The Volstead Act banned the sale of alcohol in additional states proposed by Congress.
B
The Volstead Act prohibited people from drinking alcohol as well as selling and shipping it.
C
The Volstead Act provided for the enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment.
D
The Volstead Act governed the sale of alcohol in states omitted from the Eighteenth Amendment.
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During the 1925 Scopes trial, the prosecution’s main argument was that

A
Darwin’s theory of evolution was not scientific.
B
Darwin’s theory of evolution was scientific.
C
schools had to teach biblical creationism.
D
evolution should be taught along with creation.
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Why was the Twenty-first Amendment to the US Constitution necessary?

A
to repeal the Nineteenth Amendment
B
to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment
C
to modify the Nineteenth Amendment
D
to modify the Eighteenth Amendment
5

What did the Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution accomplish?

A
It renewed the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol in the US.
B
It gave women, African Americans, and Asians the right to vote.
C
It banned the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol in the US.
D
It provided for a graduated income tax on all working Americans.
6

In the early 1900s, Al Capone was a

A
firefighter.
B
entertainer.
C
bootlegger.
D
policeman.
7

As an African American prohibitionist, Frederick Douglass was in favor of the 18th Amendment because he

A
thought enslavers were more abusive to enslaved people when they drank.
B
witnessed enslavers trying to control enslaved people with alcohol.
C
witnessed enslaved people getting drunk too often in their limited down time.
D
thought it was morally wrong for the government to use alcohol as a source of income.
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Supporters of Prohibition expected that Prohibition would

A
encourage people to become religious.
B
increase the violent crime rate.
C
fix the problems of society.
D
put liquor distillers out of business
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John Scopes, the defendant in the 1925 Scopes trial, was

A
an attorney.
B
a journalist.
C
a judge.
D
a teacher.
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What affect did the Scopes trial have on the school curriculum in Tennessee?

A
It changed the curriculum to include creationism in science classes.
B
It did not change the curriculum because Bryan died shortly after the trial.
C
It changed the curriculum to include evolution in science classes.
D
It did not change the curriculum because Scopes lost the case.

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