Which of the following reasons best explains why many people supported the Eighteenth Amendment, which banned the sale of alcohol?
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The 18th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified by the states on January 16, 1919, prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.”
Which of the following reasons best explains why many people supported the Eighteenth Amendment, which banned the sale of alcohol?
- They wanted to prevent organized crime from profiting from alcohol sales
- They believed that drinking alcohol had a negative impact on society
- They hoped alcohol would become more expensive if it were made illegal
- They believed that alcohol would hurt the country’s ability to fight in the second world war