What Was One of the Factors That Contributed to the Passage

question 11

Multiple Choice

What was one of the factors that contributed to the passage of the Prohibition amendment?

• A) Beer consumption per capita was at an all-time low in the years before the amendment was passed, so the law finally seemed viable to politicians.
• B) An overabundance of crops in the United States during the war allowed Americans to end their dependency on alcoholic beverages.
• C) Many leaders of the Prohibition movement saw it as a way to draw greater numbers of immigrants to the United States and grow the workforce.
• D) The amendment would help police the activities of corrupt business leaders and, thus, turn policing efforts away from African Americans and the working poor.
• E) The majority of beer brewers were German, and a great deal of ethnic and social prejudice was directed toward them in the wake of the Great War.

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Definitions:

Group Polarization

The phenomenon where a group's prevailing attitudes or beliefs become stronger or more extreme following group discussions.

Communication

The process of conveying information and ideas from one individual or group to another through spoken words, written text, or other mediums.

Deindividuation

A psychological state in which an individual loses self-awareness and a sense of individuality, often resulting in disinhibited behavior.

Social Facilitation

The improvement in performance observed when an individual performs a task in the presence of others, compared to when they are alone.