Society in the 1920s

Question 1

Supporters of Prohibition expected that Prohibition would

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C: fix the problems of society.

Question 2

During the 1925 Scopes trial, the prosecution’s main argument was that

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C: schools had to teach biblical creationism.

Question 3

An immediate effect of the Scopes trial on American society was that

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B: people learned the scientific evidence for the theory of evolution.

Question 4

What did the Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution accomplish?

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C: It banned the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol in the US.

Question 5

Which statement best describes the beliefs of those who were against Prohibition in the early 1900s?

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B: They thought Prohibition would take away people’s rights.

Question 6

Some proponents of Prohibition supported the policy on religious grounds because they

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D: viewed excessive drinking as immoral behavior.

Question 7

Why did taxes cause leaders to be reluctant about prohibition?

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C: Income taxes were not created yet and the government depended on the liquor tax for funding.

Question 8

How did Prohibition affect corruption in the early 1900s?

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C: Prohibition increased corruption because people ignored the law.

Question 9

In the early 1900s, Al Capone was a

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C: bootlegger.

Question 10

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

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B: witnessed enslavers trying to control enslaved people with alcohol.

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