<span>The cession of the Philippines involved a payment of $20 million from the United States to Spain. The treaty was signed on December 10, 1898, and ended the Spanish–American War. The Treaty of Paris came into effect on April 11, 1899, when the documents of ratification were exchanged.</span>
Mercantilism is an example of an economic system, so your answer is C! :D
The available options are:
a) the continued efforts of the Anti-Saloon League
b) the fervor of the First World War Lending patriotism to the cause of prohibition
c) the Progressive belief in social reform
d) the cumulative impact of state prohibition laws
e) the high death toll from alcohol-related automobile accidents
Answer:
the high death toll from alcohol-related automobile accidents
Explanation:
Considering the available options, it is option E "the high death toll from alcohol-related automobile accidents" that has no direct influence on the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment legislating Prohibition in 1919.
All other options have contributed to the passage of the 18th amendment in the United States