Diseases and insects would take out crops in less than a week, so tobacco farmers had to inspect their crops everyday. I hope this helped.
The cultural change that resulted from an eight hour workday was that leisure times was "invented" people suddenly had more time as they were able to work for only 8 hours, they could spend other time doing other things.
B) it was a nazi attack on german stores where windows were shattered and broken into. It's called KRistallnacht which means glass night in german.
Once America entered World War II after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the federal government called on businesses all over the country to increase production of war materials (ammunition, guns, airplanes, etc.). This need for the aforementioned products caused businesses to seek new employees to hire. Considering that millions of men all over the country were drafted into the war, this resulted in women being persuaded to join the work force.
Since women joined the workforce and men were employed by the military, the unemployment rate drops dramatically during World War II. Since more people were employed, more American citizens were getting paid consistently. This helped to ensure that America finally escaped the Great Depression once and for all.
Well, the amendment made alcohol worse than it already was. People had to go to illegal ways to gain alcohol, making mobs popular. Alcohol poisoning was also extreme, and there are many other factors I cannot think of right now :P