Prohibition of alcohol in North America
- 1. When did Prohibition of alcohol begin in the United States?
A) 1935
B) 1910
C) 1920
D) 1890
- 2. Which amendment to the US Constitution established Prohibition?
A) 12th
B) 21st
C) 15th
D) 18th
- 3. Which president signed the Volstead Act enforcing Prohibition in the US?
A) Herbert Hoover
B) Woodrow Wilson
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 4. In what year was the 21st Amendment ratified, repealing Prohibition?
A) 1950
B) 1945
C) 1933
D) 1925
- 5. Which country had a similar Prohibition era known as the 'Temperance Movement'?
A) Japan
B) France
C) Mexico
D) Canada
- 6. Members of what religious group were at the forefront of the Prohibition movement in the US?
A) Jews
B) Muslims
C) Protestants
D) Catholics
- 7. What illegal activity did many farmers engage in during Prohibition to make a profit?
A) Gambling
B) Drug trafficking
C) Moonshining
D) Counterfeiting
- 8. Whose defeat in a 1932 election was partly attributed to his support of Prohibition?
A) FDR
B) Woodrow Wilson
C) JFK
D) Herbert Hoover
- 9. What amendment to the US Constitution repealed the 18th Amendment, ending Prohibition?
A) 22nd
B) 23rd
C) 20th
D) 21st
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