What was the Temperance Movement’s central goal?
To reduce or ban alcohol consumption.
In which year was the Anti-Saloon League founded?
1893.
Why did many women support alcohol control?
They linked it to protecting families from male alcoholism and abuse or neglect by drunk husbands.
In which year was the Women’s Christian Temperance Union founded?
1874.
What alcohol concentration did the 1917 U.S. proclamation ban beverages above?
2.75%.
What alcohol limit did the Wartime Prohibition Act of 1918 set?
1.28%.
What activities did the Eighteenth Amendment prohibit?
The manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol in the United States.
What was the Volstead Act officially called?
The National Prohibition Act.
What alcohol-content threshold defined intoxicating liquor under the Volstead Act?
More than 0.5% alcohol.
On what date did Congress propose the Eighteenth Amendment?
December 18, 1917.
Answer 8 questions on Prohibition in the United States.
1. Regarding the Anti-Saloon League, which statements are accurate?
2. What best describes the first wave of the temperance movement?
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