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Prohibition Answers

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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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Clarence Darrow, defended Scopes in his trial by making the argument that

A
Scopes was being discriminated against.
B
Scopes had done nothing illegal.
C
evolution was the latest scientific fad.
D
evolution was scientific fact.
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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
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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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Which statement best describes the beliefs of those who were against Prohibition in the early 1900s?

A
They were hopeful that Prohibition would harm businesses.
B
They thought Prohibition would take away people’s rights.
C
They thought Prohibition was evil and immoral.
D
They were afraid that Prohibition would harm society.
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An immediate effect of the Scopes trial on American society was that

A
the trial ended the debate over teaching evolution and creationism.
B
people learned the scientific evidence for the theory of evolution.
C
people voted to get rid of laws regarding school curriculum.
D
the trial was the first in a series of major media events.
7

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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In the early 1900s, Al Capone was a

A
firefighter.
B
entertainer.
C
bootlegger.
D
policeman.
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Some proponents of Prohibition supported the policy on religious grounds because they

A
thought that Prohibition would help eliminate poverty.
B
associated excessive drinking with violent crime.
C
believed that alcohol should be used only for medicine.
D
viewed excessive drinking as immoral behavior.

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