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JaSean Holston
on Dec 11, 2024
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What did employers, urban reformers, and women reformers hope Prohibition would achieve during the war years?
A) a larger turnout among men for the draft
B) a decline in desertions and acts of sabotage
C) a reduction in the public expense associated with alcoholism
D) peace and order on the home front
E) all hoped for a more pious, spiritual, and god-fearing community
Prohibition
A period in the United States from 1920 to 1933 during which the manufacture, transport, and sale of alcoholic beverages were banned nationwide by the 18th Amendment to the Constitution.
Urban Reformers
Describes individuals or groups advocating for improvements in city conditions, including housing, education, and sanitation, during the progressive era to enhance urban life.
Alcoholism
A chronic disease characterized by uncontrolled drinking and preoccupation with alcohol, often leading to health, social, and legal problems.
- Understand the shifts in society and the movements that unfolded in the United States during and after World War I, such as progressivism, prohibition, and the women's suffrage movement.
- Investigate the relationship between domestic policies, such as Prohibition, and the broader social changes prompted by World War I.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the shifts in society and the movements that unfolded in the United States during and after World War I, such as progressivism, prohibition, and the women's suffrage movement.
- Investigate the relationship between domestic policies, such as Prohibition, and the broader social changes prompted by World War I.