At the time it was passed, prohibition was widely looked upon as
a. a progressive reform led by churches and women.
b. a way to punish German-American and Irish-American drinkers.
c. a method of improving labor efficiency.
d. an act by the Puritan Northeast against the more open West and South.
e. a public health measure like the later crusade against smoking.
a
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A. political consolidation. B. destruction of Crete. C. creating trade networks with Egypt. D. the Dark Ages E. war with Persia.
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