THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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alcohol consumption was not socially acceptable
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the government should lower the drinking age
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crime rates had fallen to record low levels
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unpopular laws are difficult to enforce
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Detailed explanation-1: -At the national level, Prohibition cost the federal government a total of $11 billion in lost tax revenue, while costing over $300 million to enforce. The most lasting consequence was that many states and the federal government would come to rely on income tax revenue to fund their budgets going forward.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which is the most valid generalization to be drawn from the study of Prohibition in the United States? Social attitudes can make laws difficult to enforce.
Detailed explanation-3: -While most Americans enjoyed relative prosperity for most of the 1920s, the Great Depression for the American farmer really began after World War I. Much of the Roaring ‘20s was a continual cycle of debt for the American farmer, stemming from falling farm prices and the need to purchase expensive machinery.