Which of the following is true of the passage and application of the Eighteenth Amendment, which prohibited the sale of alcohol?
A. Organized crime took control of the enormous, lucrative industry.
B. It initially reduced drinking in most parts of the country.
C. Many of the middle-class progressives who had originally supported prohibition began to oppose the experiment.
D. It remained in effect for thirteen years.
E. All these answers are correct.
Answer: E
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