11.5.3 STANDARD NOTES

Multiple Choice

The objection to alcohol was mainly based on ___

• Religious views

• Political views

• Economic views

Multiple Choice

Which of these organizations was NOT a supporter of Prohibition?

• Protestant Churches

• Anti-Saloon League
• National Brewers Association

• Women's Christian Temperance Union

Multiple Choice

Which amendment banned the making and selling of alcohol in the United States?

• 18th Amendment
• 21st Amendment
• 19th Amendment

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Volstead Act?

• To repeal the 18th Amendment
• To enforce the 18th Amendment
• To regulate the production of alcohol

Multiple Choice

True or False: People living in east coast cities, like New York and Chicago, fully supported Prohibition.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Who were bootleggers during the 1920s?

• Individuals who were responsible for enforcing the Prohibition laws

• Individuals who illegally produced, smuggled, or sold alcoholic beverages

• Individuals who were advocates for the legalization of alcoholic .

Multiple Choice

What were speakeasies?

• Hidden rooms in people's homes where alcohol was consumed
• Illegal secret bars or clubs during Prohibition

• Illegal gambling establishments during Prohibition

Multiple Choice

Why did people believe prohibition was a failure?

• Decreased organized crime, led to less domestic violence in the U.S.

• Decrease in organized crime, illegal production and sale of drugs,

• Increase in organized crime, illegal production and kept people out of jobs.

Multiple Choice

Why did Prohibition fail?

• Prohibition failed because people were not willing to break the law for alcohol.

• Prohibition failed because alcohol consumption decreased.
• Prohibition failed due to the lack of funding and public support.

Multiple Choice

Which Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment?

• 19th Amendment
• 20th Amendment
• 21st Amendment

Open Ended

In your opinion.

How would people react if there was a prohibition on soda in California?