-What Factor Contributed Most to a Shift from "Wet" to "Dry

question 43

Multiple Choice

-What factor contributed most to a shift from "wet" to "dry" states in the American West between 1904 and 1917?

• A) growing problems with alcohol abuse by American Indians
• B) women's acquisition of suffrage in the West before passage of the Nineteenth Amendment
• C) the rise in violent crime and prostitution in Western cities due to alcohol
• D) the increase in domestic violence resulting from the use of alcohol

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