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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Social Reform in the Progressive Era

Question 148826 • MCPSS AL-Grade 6 United States Studies: The Industrial Revolution to the Present - Summer School 2026

What effect did Prohibition have on alcohol use?

Answer
A
It made alcohol easier to find.
B
It increased the taxes on alcohol.
C
It made the sale of alcohol illegal.
D
It increased the number of saloons.

Explanation

Prohibition banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States. It did not make alcohol easier to find or increase the number of saloons; instead, selling alcohol became illegal, though some people still obtained it through illegal channels. The correct choice is “It made the sale of alcohol illegal.”

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