Why Did Cigarettes Become Known as "Torches of Freedom" During

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 ethnicity.
E) The prohibition of tobacco in many states made smoking an open act of rebellion.