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Prohibition — Quiz

Question 17 • US History

Why was the Twenty-first Amendment to the US Constitution necessary?

Answer
A
to repeal the Nineteenth Amendment
B
to modify the Eighteenth Amendment
C
to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment
D
to modify the Nineteenth Amendment

Explanation

The Eighteenth Amendment established Prohibition, banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. The Twenty-first Amendment was necessary to repeal that ban and end Prohibition, so the correct choice is “to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment.”

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