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Question 9 • US History Studies Since 1877

The main purpose of the Anti-Saloon League in the early 1900s was

Answer
A
to close down bars and saloons in the West only.
B
to pass a constitutional amendment outlawing alcohol.
C
to lobby Congress for legislation that would outlaw bars.
D
to educate the public about the social ills of alcohol.

Explanation

The Anti-Saloon League focused on using political pressure to achieve national prohibition. Its major goal was the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. Public education was more closely associated with other temperance groups, while the League concentrated on securing prohibition through law.

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