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Which of the following contributed to the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
the campaigning of the Anti-Saloon League
B
the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment
C
the importance of liquor taxes to the government
3

What did Billy Sunday predict would happen?

A
Prohibition would lead to more crime.
B
Prohibition would be successful.
C
Americans would ignore Prohibition laws.
4

Even though alcohol was “prohibited,” which of these things were Americans still allowed to do? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
drink alcohol
B
make their own alcohol
C
buy alcohol at a bar or saloon
D
buy alcohol for medical reasons
5

Which of these statements about the Prohibition Era are true? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
Americans carefully followed Prohibition laws.
B
Corruption and crime increased greatly.
C
Americans had no way of obtaining alcohol.
D
Many Americans opened speakeasies to sell alcohol illegally.
E
Prohibition led to higher homicide rates.
6

According to William Jennings Bryan, what was at stake in the trial?

A
the existence of religion
B
the existence of science
C
the existence of education
7

According to Clarence Darrow, what was at stake in the trial?

A
the fate of society
B
the fate of John Scopes
C
the fate of religion

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