Why Did Cigarettes Become Known as "Torches of Freedom" During

question 30

Multiple Choice

Why did cigarettes become known as "torches of freedom" during the 1920s?

• A) Women began to smoke cigarettes as an expression of personal freedom.
• B) Soldiers returning from the war identified the modest comfort of a cigarette with American freedom.
• C) For African-Americans in northern cities, cigarette smoking was an expression of a new and freer urban lifestyle.
• D) By smoking American-brand cigarettes, immigrants could embrace American culture and leave behind the stigma of their ethnicities.
• E) The prohibition on tobacco in many states made smoking an open act of rebellion.

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