The Interwar Years

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

• the trial was the first in a series of major media events.

• the trial ended the debate over teaching evolution and creationism.

• people learned the scientific evidence for the theory of evolution.

• people voted to get rid of laws regarding school curriculum.

John Scopes, the defendant in the 1925 Scopes trial, was

• An Attorney

• A Judge

• Teacher

• Writer

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

• Darwin’s theory of evolution was not scientific.

• Darwin’s theory of evolution was scientific.

• schools had to teach biblical creationism, not Darwin’s Theory

• evolution should be taught along with creation.

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

• Scopes was being discriminated against.

  Scopes had done nothing illegal.

  evolution was the latest scientific fad.

  evolution was scientific fact.

• Scopes had done nothing illegal

• evolution was the latest scientific fad

• evolution was scientific fact

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

• thought that Prohibition would help eliminate poverty.

• associated excessive drinking with violent crime.

• believed that alcohol should be used only for medicine.

• viewed excessive drinking as immoral behavior.

Why was the Twenty-first Amendment to the US Constitution necessary?

• To repeal the 19th Amendment

• To repeal the 18th Amendment

• To Modifiy the 19th Amendment

• To Modifiy the 18th Amendment

Supporters of Prohibition, such as preacher Billy Sunday, expected that Prohibition would

• encourage people to become religious.

• increase the violent crime rate

• fix the problems society

• put liquor distillers our of business

How did Prohibition affect corruption in the early 1900s?

• Prohibition decreased corruption because it cleaned up the liquor industry.

• Prohibition increased corruption in Chicago but not the rest of the country.

• Prohibition increased corruption because people ignored the law.

• Prohibition decreased corruption in Chicago but not the rest of the country.

In the early 1900s, Al Capone was a

• firefighter

• bootlegger

• entertainer

• policeman

Why did Congress pass the Volstead Act to go along with the Eighteenth Amendment?

• The Volstead Act banned the sale of alcohol in additional states proposed by Congress.

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• The Volstead Act prohibited people from drinking alcohol as well as selling and shipping it.

• The Volstead Act provided for the enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment.

• The Volstead Act governed the sale of alcohol in states omitted from the Eighteenth Amendment.