Which of the following is not one of the reasons that Prohibition failed?
A) Organized crime provided a ready supply of liquor.
B) It proved impossible to enforce rules since a significant portion of the population disagreed with the law.
C) The Volstead Act was underfunded.
D) It included heavy penalties and jail time that most people thought went too far.
E) Some states repealed their anti-drinking laws within a few years of the Volstead Act.
D
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How did the Greek historian Thucydides differ from Herodotus?
a. Thucydides was unconcerned with spiritual forces as a factor in history. b. Thucydides exhibited a critical attitude toward his sources but Herodotus did not. c. Thucydides devoted much of his writing to economic history. d. Thucydides was unconcerned with teaching lessons based on history. e. Thucydides never wrote about warfare but only about political and cultural matters.
Luther argued that the penalty of sin continues so long as
a. hatred of self continues. b. the rule of the pope continues. c. the buying of indulgences continues. d. the rule of princes continues. e. the wealth of the church continues.
What happens in Rome when a successor is not chosen prior to the death of an emperor?
A) The Empire destabilizes while it is sorted out. B) Rome breaks into civil war over who should rule Rome. C) The Praetorian Guard will take bids to install a new emperor on the throne. D) All of these E) None of these
What organization, founded by Tom Hayden and Al Haber, wanted to return the US to a democracy run by the people?
a) Students for a Democratic Society b) The Free Speech Movement c) The New Left d) The Hardhats