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Supporters of Prohibition, such as preacher Billy Sunday, expected that Prohibition would |
fix the problems of society |
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In the early 1900s, Al Capone was a |
bootlegger |
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In 1925, John Scopes broke a state law in Tennessee called the Butler Act, which outlawed |
teaching about evolutioin |
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John Scopes, the defendant in the 1925 Scopes trial, was |
a teacher |
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The main reason alcohol abuse caught the attention of the public in the early 1900s was an increase in |
the negative social effects of excessive drinking |
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In the Scopes trial of 1925, attorney William Jennings Bryan pitted religion against |
evolutionary theory |
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Why did taxes cause leaders to be reluctant about prohibition? |
Income taxes were not created yet and the government depended on the liquor tax for funding. |
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Which best states how the Scopes trial ended? |
Scopes changed his plea to guilty, and was convicted |
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Which best describes why Women’s Christian Temperance Union was formed? |
Members were concerned about the impact of alcohol on their communities |
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How did Prohibition affect corruption in the early 1900s? |
Prohibition increased corruption because people ignored the law. |
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Supporters of Prohibition, such as preacher Billy Sunday, expected that Prohibition would |
Fix the problems of society |
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