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"In adopting some form of prohibition legislation during World War I, the United States was far from unique. Partial liquor control measures . . . had been enacted by many countries during the war, and some of the new drink regulations lasted permanently. But in its effort to totally eradicate the use of intoxicating liquor, the United States stood alone among major industrialized nations. The moral fervor of evangelical Protestants had intersected with the Progressive reform wave and the institutional openings provided by the war. Combined with political representation weighted heavily to rural districts and the limited political power of the law’s targets, the antiliquor crusaders were able to rewrite the Constitution and federal law." Lisa McGirr, historian, The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State, 2016 Using the excerpt, answer (a), (b), and (c). Briefly describe ONE piece of evidence used in the excerpt to support the argument made in the excerpt. Briefly explain how ONE piece of evidence not mentioned in the excerpt could be used to support, modify, or refute the argument in the excerpt. Briefly explain ONE way the process discussed in the excerpt compares with the earlier reform movements at the time of the Second Great Awakening.

Answer 1

The central idea of the passage is that Prohibition was implemented by the United States in order to curtail the drinking of alcohol.

The evidence that supports the curtail of alcohol was the fact that the legislation was included in the Constitution and in federal law.

It should be noted that a piece of evidence that would support the argument is a list of measures that other countries have taken regarding alcohol consumption.

A way in which the process that was discussed in the passage compares with earlier reform movements is the persistence of the people who encouraged reform.

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