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Dual Credit U.S. History 1302 Final Project Created by Ridge and Sydney

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1
The prohibition movement decreased criminal activity.
False
True
2
Many people began stockpiling wine and other alcoholic beverages prior to the implementation of prohibition.
False
True
3
Which city had the most mob violence during the prohibition era?
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Dallas
4
Which amendment began the prohibition of alcohol?
20th Amendment
19th Amendment
18th Amendment
21st Amendment
5
Prohibition stemmed from the temprence movement.
True
False
6
When did Prohibition take place in the United States?
Jan 17, 1920 – Dec 5, 1933
April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865
July 4, 1776
March 12, 1947 – December 26, 1991
7
It was illegal to consume alcohol during the prohibition?
True
False
8
What was "bootlegging?"
the illegal making/selling of alcohol
seeking political election in an area where one has no local connections.
a southern dance move
wearing boots
9
What was a "speakeasy?"
an illegal bar during the prohibition era.
historical documents or records providing information
10
Who was Al Capone?
an actor
an United States senator
an American gangster who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era
11
What is Prohibition in the United States?
legal prevention of the manufacture/sale of alcoholic beverages
four coordinated terrorist attacks
a 20th-century competition between two Cold War adversaries, the USSR
a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy
12
Which amendment repealed the prohibition of alcohol?
20th Amendment
19th Amendment
18th Amendment
21st Amendment