The "noble experiment" of Prohibition resulted in all of the following developments except
a. a substantial reduction in drinking in some regions of the country
b. the creation of a very large force of government agents to enforce the law
c. the rise of organized crime to take over the illegal but lucrative alcohol business
d. the continued defense of prohibition by rural, Protestant Americans
e. Moonshiners and bath-tub gin
ANS: B
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