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What arguments supports the perceptions of big business leaders as captains of industry?
Industrialists' support for technology benefited the economy.
Which argument supports the perception of big businesses leaders as captains of industry?
Industrialists' support for technology benefited the economy.
Which argument supports the perception of big business leaders as “captains of industry”?
Industrialists' support for technology benefited the economy.
How did most industrialists feel about the laissez faire theories?
they supported them
Is prohibition an example of economic reform?
No; prohibition is an example of social reform.
What motivated progressives and industrialists to unite in the push prohibition?
Progressives wanted to reduce alcohol abuse, drunkenness, and their associated issues (crime, poverty, etc.) and industrialists wanted to battle absenteeism in the workplace. Thus, the groups united to fight for prohibition.
Why did American industrialists support imperialism?
More land = more industry. Industrialists benefited greatly from the expansionism that occurred by American imperialism.
Why did industrialists like J. P. Morgan support the work of inventors?
Industrialists usually support inventors in exchange for patent rights. For example, Morgan backed Tesla and used his patents.
What were the federalist demographic support?
The cities in the North. Merchants, businessmen, and industrialists.
Did Hoover support prohibition?
Yes
Al Capone and his undermining of the support for Prohibition?
The violence of Al Capone and other organized crime leaders reduced support for Prohibition.
Did the president support the prohibition?
President Roosevelt's platform included a plank calling for the repeal of Prohibition.
Who didn't support prohibition?
members of the public
For what reasons did prohibition fail?
People didn't support it
Did Prohibition increase or decrease in the 1920s?
National Prohibition in the US began in 1920 but support for it declined throughout the 1920s.
Does prohibition still exist?
Many people around the world still support prohibition of alcohol,
Why did northerners join the KKK?
They often joined the KKK because of its strong support of National Prohibition and its illegal enforcement of prohibition laws.
