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 What amendment to the US Constitution repealed the 18th Amendment, ending Prohibition?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