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Prohibition
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Preguntas del test (12)
1When was the law enforcing Prohibition set up?
- A1919
- B1929
- C1920
- D1921
2What was the name of the law that enforced Prohibition?
- AThe Prohibition Law
- BThe Amendment for Prohibition
- CThe Volstead Act
3It outlined that...
- ALiquor (which was illegal) was defined as any drink containing 0.5% alcohol or more
- BLiquor and other alcoholic beverages were illegal
- CLiquor was defined as any drink containing 0.2% alcohol or more
- DLiquor (which was illegal) was defined as any drink containing 1% alcohol or more
4Prohibition ended:
- Ain 1929
- Bin 1933
- Cin 1920
- Din 1930
5Which groups were in favour of Prohibition?
- AWomen's Christian Temperance Movement and other women's groups
- BFarmers
- CAnti-German fanatics
- DSaloons
- EPoliticians
6Which are reasons for why Prohibition was a good idea?
- AAlcohol could cause drunkenness and crime
- BAlcohol gave people more confidence
- CAlcohol meant flappers could be more independent
- DAlcoholism bankrupted families into poverty
- EGerman-made alcohol was unpatriotic
- FPeople died from alcohol over-consumption
- GAlcoholism could send people to asylums and penitentiaries
- HPoliticians all wanted it
7Which are consequences of Prohibition?
- ACorruption in police force and politicians
- BIllegal drinking e.g in speakeasies
- CAttitude of the public against Prohibition
- DAl Capone and mafia gangs
- ECrime
- FNot enough law enforcers to stop gangs supplying alcohol
8Who were the law enforcers who confiscated 3 billion alcohol bottles in five years?
- AMo Smith
- BIzzy Smith
- CIzzy Einstein
- DWilliam Jennings Bryan
- EAl Capone
9Which are reasons why Prohibition failed?
- AThe attitude of the public: generally against Prohibition
- BCorruption in police force and politicians
- CCrime
- DSpeakeasies were hard to uncover
- EBootlegging
- FNot enough law enforcers to catch those supplying alcohol
- GAl Capone and mafia gangs
- HWomen's groups and anti-German fanatics
- IIzzy and Mo, the two law enforcers
10Al Capone and his gang...
- A… set up speakeasies and supplied alcohol
- B… bribed law enforcers and politicians
- C… worked to remove Prohibition
- D… uncovered mafia gangs
11The end of Prohibition came before the Wall Street Crash
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
12Which are reasons for why the Prohibition law came to be revoked?
- AThe drinks industry was popular and would raise morale
- BThe drinks industry could offer victims of the Great Depression jobs
- CThe Wall Street Crash and Great Depression was a good time finish the government's experiment
- DWomen's groups and anti-German fanatic campaigns
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- (The Roaring 20s) History Test sobre Prohibition, creado por KittyG-S el 22/04/2014.
- Autor
- KittyG-S
- Idioma
- English
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- Creado el 22 abr 2014 · actualizado el 1 mar 2016
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