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Prohibition

KittyG-S 12 questions Updated 1 Mar 2016

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  1. 1When was the law enforcing Prohibition set up?
    1. A1919
    2. B1929
    3. C1920
    4. D1921
  2. 2What was the name of the law that enforced Prohibition?
    1. AThe Prohibition Law
    2. BThe Amendment for Prohibition
    3. CThe Volstead Act
  3. 3It outlined that...
    1. ALiquor (which was illegal) was defined as any drink containing 0.5% alcohol or more
    2. BLiquor and other alcoholic beverages were illegal
    3. CLiquor was defined as any drink containing 0.2% alcohol or more
    4. DLiquor (which was illegal) was defined as any drink containing 1% alcohol or more
  4. 4Prohibition ended:
    1. Ain 1929
    2. Bin 1933
    3. Cin 1920
    4. Din 1930
  5. 5Which groups were in favour of Prohibition?
    1. AWomen's Christian Temperance Movement and other women's groups
    2. BFarmers
    3. CAnti-German fanatics
    4. DSaloons
    5. EPoliticians
  6. 6Which are reasons for why Prohibition was a good idea?
    1. AAlcohol could cause drunkenness and crime
    2. BAlcohol gave people more confidence
    3. CAlcohol meant flappers could be more independent
    4. DAlcoholism bankrupted families into poverty
    5. EGerman-made alcohol was unpatriotic
    6. FPeople died from alcohol over-consumption
    7. GAlcoholism could send people to asylums and penitentiaries
    8. HPoliticians all wanted it
  7. 7Which are consequences of Prohibition?
    1. ACorruption in police force and politicians
    2. BIllegal drinking e.g in speakeasies
    3. CAttitude of the public against Prohibition
    4. DAl Capone and mafia gangs
    5. ECrime
    6. FNot enough law enforcers to stop gangs supplying alcohol
  8. 8Who were the law enforcers who confiscated 3 billion alcohol bottles in five years?
    1. AMo Smith
    2. BIzzy Smith
    3. CIzzy Einstein
    4. DWilliam Jennings Bryan
    5. EAl Capone
  9. 9Which are reasons why Prohibition failed?
    1. AThe attitude of the public: generally against Prohibition
    2. BCorruption in police force and politicians
    3. CCrime
    4. DSpeakeasies were hard to uncover
    5. EBootlegging
    6. FNot enough law enforcers to catch those supplying alcohol
    7. GAl Capone and mafia gangs
    8. HWomen's groups and anti-German fanatics
    9. IIzzy and Mo, the two law enforcers
  10. 10Al Capone and his gang...
    1. A… set up speakeasies and supplied alcohol
    2. B… bribed law enforcers and politicians
    3. C… worked to remove Prohibition
    4. D… uncovered mafia gangs

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History (The Roaring 20s) Quiz on Prohibition, created by KittyG-S on 22/04/2014.
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Created on 22 Apr 2014 · updated on 1 Mar 2016
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