Which statement about Prohibition in the United States is true?
a. Drinking became unfashionable.
b. The government successfully halted the importation of illegal alcohol .
c. Alcohol consumption decreased but did not entirely stop.
d. Veterans of World War I made sure the 18th Amendment was defeated.

". Alcohol consumption decreased but did not entirely stop" would be the only true option from the list, since although alcohol was technically illegal, many people continued to drink illegally.

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stefanovicmiloseng stefanovicmiloseng · Answer 2 · 2019-02-25T14:55:24+01:00

The National Prohibition of Alcohol in America (1920-1933) was undertaken to reduce crime, corruption, solve social problems, and improve health and hygiene. This prohibition sanctioned the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. However, during this ban, many controversies were recorded, such as the illegal distribution of alcohol, which became one of the main sales and profit streams by the gangsters of that time. Also, alcohol was widely prescribed by the doctors for medical purposes, so doctors in the period from 1921 to 1930 earned about forty million dollars for whiskey recipes. However, according to official data, the use of alcohol decreased during the prohibition, the mortality rate caused by liver cirrhosis decreased from 29.5 to 10.7.

The answer is: c.