Roosevelt supported the repeal of prohibition because
a. he thought it was unconstitutional.
b. he believed the problem of drunkenness could be solved by restricting alcohol content to 3.2 percent by weight.
c. he thought that it afforded the opportunity to raise needed federal revenue and provide jobs.
d. he needed support from the repeal movement to gain reelection.
e. drys - those who opposed alcohol - were an increasingly small segment of the population.
c
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A) the Japanese immediately surrendered. B) they followed up with the firebombing of Tokyo. C) 140,000 people were killed by the blast, burns, and the radiation. D) the Japanese emperor wanted to keep fighting.
Unlike their counterparts in the North, Southern yeoman farmers did not have access to
A) land ownership. B) a social network. C) manufactured goods. D) cheap transportation. E) a basic education.
The pressures of the Great Depression led to a reassessment of U.S. foreign policy in Latin America during the 1920s and 1930s; this revamped approach became known as the "Good Neighbor Policy."
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Rodrick was a senator in the United States in the 1900s. He believed that any involvement in international alliances would be a disadvantage rather than a benefit, and hence the nation should refrain from entering into any sort of agreements or pacts with other countries. In this scenario, Rodrick conformed to the ideas of _____
A) isolationists B) realists C) idealists D) abolitionists E) feudalists