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Question 10 • MS U.S. History - SS3307 B-IC

What was the most significant motivation for Prohibition?

Answer
A
the crime associated with people drinking in public places
B
the damage that men with drinking problems caused families
C
the economic problems caused by workers drinking on the job
D
the deaths caused by a rise in people drinking and driving cars

Explanation

A major force behind Prohibition was the temperance movement’s concern that men’s drinking harmed their families, including through poverty, neglect, and domestic abuse. This concern helped build broad support for banning alcohol. The other choices focus on issues that were not the most significant motivation, and drinking-and-driving was not a central concern when Prohibition was adopted.

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