All of the following facts about prohibition are TRUE EXCEPT
A) the Anti-Saloon League made support for prohibition a test of patriotism as World War I approached.
B) the Anti-Saloon League inserted a clause into the Lever Food and Fuel Control Act banning the use of grain for hard liquor.
C) the Anti-Saloon League provided lobbyists to ensure the House and the Senate ratified the amendment quickly due to fear that the Southern state legislatures would not support ratification.
D) the U.S. Treasury was given authority to enforce the Volstead Act.
Answer: C
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