RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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Question
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A major goal of the constitutional amendment establishing national Prohibition was to
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stop organized crime
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eliminate alcohol consumption
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restrict immigration
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end poll taxes
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The amendment came as a result of roughly a century of reform movements. Early temperance advocates aimed to reduce alcohol consumption and prevent alcoholism, drunkenness, and the disorder and violence it could result in.
Detailed explanation-2: -18th Amendment-Prohibition of Liquor | Constitution Center.
Detailed explanation-3: -National prohibition of alcohol (1920–33)-the “noble experiment”-was undertaken to reduce crime and corruption, solve social problems, reduce the tax burden created by prisons and poorhouses, and improve health and hygiene in America.
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