Why did cigarettes become known as torches of freedom during the 1920s?A) Women began to smoke cigarettes as an expression of personal freedom.B) Soldiers returning from the war identified the modest comfort of a cigarette with American freedom.C) For African-Americans in northern cities, cigarette smoking was an expression of a new and freer urban lifestyle.D) By smoking American-brand cigarettes, immigrants could embrace American culture and leave behind the stigma of their ethnicities.E) The prohibition on tobacco in many states made smoking an open act of rebellion.

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Why did cigarettes become known as torches of freedom during the 1920s?A)  Women began to smoke cigarettes as an expression of personal freedom.B)  Soldiers returning from the war identified the modest comfort of a cigarette with American freedom.C)  For African-Americans in northern cities, cigarette smoking was an expression of a new and freer urban lifestyle.D)  By smoking American-brand cigarettes, immigrants could embrace American culture and leave behind the stigma of their ethnicities.E)  The prohibition on tobacco in many states made smoking an open act of rebellion.

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Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The term torches of freedom was coined during a 1929 Easter Sunday parade in New York City by Edward Bernays, a pioneer in public relations and propaganda, to encourage women to smoke cigarettes as an expression of personal freedom, challenging the social norms that considered female smoking inappropriate. This campaign was part of a broader effort by tobacco companies to expand their market by targeting women.

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