Question 1
The primary voice of the temperance reform in Protestant America in the 1880s was
A) the Anti-Saloon League.
B) Billy Sunday.
C) Andrew Volstead.
D) the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Question 2
The Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
A) allowed suffrage for women.
B) prohibited the manufacture, transport, and sale of liquor.
C) banned the possession of alcohol.
D) allowed for the direct election of senators by popular vote.
Question 3
Although many Americans were fond of alcohol, all of the following events showed that Americans also worried about the nation's drinking habits EXCEPT
A) the Army ended the traditional whiskey ration for troops.
B) McGuffey's Readers included stories about the scene of desolation that liquor created.
C) immigrants were willing to give up alcohol in order to be assimilated into American culture.
D) some religious groups determined that drinking and Protestant Christianity were not compatible.
Question 4
In the year following the end of World War I:
A) more than 4 million workers were involved in 3,600 strikes.
B) union membership grew to over 6 million.
C) most workers benefitted from higher wages.
D) American public opinion was strongly pro-labor.
Question 5
The majority of fighting seen by American soldiers in World War I was in:
A) Germany.
B) Russia.
C) France.
D) Italy.
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