Why did crime and illicit drinking flourish despite Prohibition?
A) States claiming states' rights refused to enforce the law while they fought it in the courts.
B) The government was covertly involved in many bootlegging operations.
C) "Moonshine" was much stronger and more addictive than alcohol previously produced in America.
D) Those who supported temperance lost interest in the movement once the Eighteenth Amendment was passed.
E) Enforcement was weak and underfunded.
E
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a. the southern Virginia highlands. b. New England. c. Florida. d. the Mississippi River
Leon Trotsky's military forces were opposed by the:
A. Red Army. B. Cheka. C. Black Russians. D. White Russians. E. New Russian Army.
In response to Bacon's Rebellion, Governor Berkeley of Virginia
A) sanctioned the attacks by Bacon against hostile Indians. B) pardoned the rebel leaders upon their surrender. C) declared Bacon a rebel and ordered him arrested. D) refused the offer of aid from royal troops in England.
How did the differing attitudes of the Cherokee nation and the Seminole nation affect their treatment by white Americans?
a. The Seminole nation successfully resisted occupation of their lands by the whites. b. The Cherokee nation became "civilized" and became part of American society. c. The Cherokee were allowed to keep their lands and pursue their way of life. d. The treatment they received was about the same, since the eventual aim of white Americans was the conquest of all Indians.