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WorksheetsProhibition 1920-1933
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What led to Prohibition?
a)
excessive use and abuse of alcohol
b)
Education
c)
lower crime rates
d)
legal alcohol purchasing
2.
Which of these was an argument against alcohol?
a)
Root of sin and Evil
b)
unhealthy
c)
looked down own
d)
Un-christian
3.
Which amendment to the US Constitution was passed during 1920-1933?
a)
10th
b)
19th
c)
20th
d)
18th
4.
Physicians were allowed to prescribe alcohol during Prohibition
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Which of these was an argument against alcohol?
a)
Root of sin and Evil
b)
unhealthy
c)
looked down own
d)
Un-christian
6.
Why was alcohol considered anti-patriotic after WW1?
a)
Brewers were German
b)
Kaiser's brew
c)
the bottles didn't come with stars or stripes
d)
American beer was unpopular
7.
What year was the Volstead Act Passed?
a)
1920
b)
1921
c)
1922
d)
1923
8.
Why was prohibition unsuccessful?
a)
The public were prepared to break the law
b)
Alcohol related deaths fell by 80% by 1921
c)
IRS kept arresting everyone
d)
The speakeasies
9.
Which President ended Prohibition in 1933?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Harry S. Truman
10.
Which organisation argued for Prohibition since 1873?
a)
Women's Christian Temperance Union
b)
Anti-Saloon League
c)
Women's Christian Temperance League
d)
Anti-Saloon Union
11.
Who fought for control of liquor sales, prostitution, and gambling?
a)
John Bots
b)
Police Force
c)
Government
d)
Gangsters
12.
Who was named "Public Enemy Number One"?
a)
John Dillinger
b)
Al Capone
c)
Mrs. Hayes
d)
"Baby Face" Nelson
13.
What did the Volstead Act define "intoxicating Liquors" as?
a)
anything containing >0.5% alcohol
b)
anything containing >1% alcohol
c)
anything containing >3.5% alcohol
d)
anything containing >2.5% alcohol
14.
What service had the responsibility of enforcing prohibition?
a)
IRS
b)
Speakeasies
c)
IRA
d)
Bootleggers
15.
Who fought for control of liquor sales, prostitution, and gambling?
a)
John Bots
b)
Police Force
c)
Government
d)
Gangsters
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