What Is the Piece of Evidence Historians Have Been Able

question 13

Multiple Choice

What is the piece of evidence historians have been able to use to come to the conclusion that alcoholism was prevalent in France during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries?

• A)police reports of drunken and disorderly conduct arrests
• B)court reports of drunken and disorderly conduct convictions
• C)reports and letters from foreigners visiting the country
• D)the high number of establishments licensed to sell alcohol (one per fifty-four people)
• E)complaints from women's groups

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