Prohibition and the Great Migration

5B Trivia

What conclusion can be drawn from the failure of Prohibition?

A It is not possible to legislate how people behave.B Constitutional amendments are the best way to cause social reforms.C The federal government put little effort into enforcement.D The amendment did not go far enough in banning alcohol.

What is one reason African Americans chose to move North during the Great Migration?A To better integrate black and white societyB To find better employment opportunitiesC To work on farmsD To protest Jim Crow laws

Which of the following is NOT a result of Prohibition?

A Increase of organized crimeB BootleggersC Womens’ SuffrageD Speakeasies

During the 1920's, Prohibition -

A gained African-Americans the right to voteB opposed the consumption of alcoholC increased the crime rateD declared speakeasies legal

All of the following resulted from Prohibition EXCEPT -

A bootleggingB boomtownsC organized crimeD speakeasies

What was the main reason for the Great Migration?A Increase job opportunitiesB Land prices fell in Midwestern statesC Food prices were lower in urban areasD Immigrants were leaving Northern cities

The Great Migration north is defined as -A Mexicans immigrating to the United StatesB African Americans moving to the northern cities in search of better jobsC African American writers, musicians, and artists gaining popularityD people moving from the cities to the suburbs

Which of the following is true of African Americans who moved north?

A Were welcomed into Northern communitiesB Escaped discrimination and violenceC Were treated fairly by all citizensD Still faced discrimination and violence

A picture shows government agents dumping wine because it was illegal to sell. This picture would most likely have been taken duringA ReconstructionB the Spanish American WarC World War IID Prohibition

Bootleggers -

A raided and closed speakeasiesB smuggled illegal alcoholC followed the 19th AmendmentD supported the Temperance Movement