Social Reform in the Progressive Era

Question 1

What is "he” referring to in the passage?

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C: alcohol

Question 2

Because of the alcohol problem, what does the speaker think we are face to face with?

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C: the greatest crisis in our country’s history

Question 3

Why were politicians not addressing the alcohol problem the nation was having?

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B: Alcohol was well established in politics.

Question 4

Why did women support the temperance movement? Check all that apply.It would give women the right to vote in elections.It would enable women to get jobs with equal pay.It would decrease the alcohol consumed by women.It would decrease domestic violence against women.It would encourage men to spend more time with their children.

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D: It would decrease domestic violence against women.; E: It would encourage men to spend more time with their children.

Question 5

Why would portraying a woman on horseback and in armor be an effective representation of the temperance movement?

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A: It shows how women are at war with alcohol use.

Question 6

What effect did Prohibition have on alcohol use?

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C: It made the sale of alcohol illegal.

Question 7

What was Mobley’s opinion of the prohibition law?

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B: He thinks it was a disastrous move.

Question 8

What is the main idea of Mobley’s argument?

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A: Laws that are written to control people’s moral behaviors cannot be effective.

Question 9

✔ votesmoneyalcohol

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A: ✔ votes

Question 10

Question 10

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One of the things the saloon is built with is .: wrecked lives; The mortar used to keep the bricks together is .: a liquor license; The politician gets in return for providing the mortar.: votes

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