Prohibition-Part 1

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Prohibition is...
Prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol
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A campaign for prohibition's introduction was...
'Lips that touch liquour shall not touch ours'
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The movement was strong in...
Southern, Rural and Protestant areas
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How many staes had to agree for it to ratify?
36
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What fraction of states had to agree?
3/4
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What was one of the ways alcohol was still available?
Medical Purposes
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'Dry' was a term given to those who...
Supported the law
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'Wet' was the term given to those who
Rejected the law
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'Bootlegger' is the term given to someone who...
Illegally produced or smuggles alcohol
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'Moonshine' was the name given to...
homemade alcohol
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Prohibtion lead to an increase in...
Violence, Gang crime and culture
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In order to show that prohibition was serious, what happened?
Existing alcohol was publicly poured away
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At the height of enforcement there were....
3,000 federal agents
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Coca-Cola became known as...
The national temperence drink
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What amendment to constitution brought in prohibtion?
Eighteenth Amendment- 1917
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The Volstead Act was introduced...
1919
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The Volstead Act defined...
Alcohol as anything over 0.5%
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In what year was prohibition introduced?
1920
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Moonshine could be up to...
80% alcohol
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A campaign for prohibition's introduction was...

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'Lips that touch liquour shall not touch ours'

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The movement was strong in...

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How many staes had to agree for it to ratify?

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What fraction of states had to agree?

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