What Was True About the Temperance Movement of the Nineteenth

question 23

Multiple Choice

What was true about the temperance movement of the nineteenth century?

• A) It was created to help unmarried women survive in the workforce.
• B) It led to a rise in organized crime due to criminalization of alcohol consumption.
• C) It was the least successful reform movement of the era.
• D) It was created to address alcohol consumption rates much lower than modern rates.
• E) It addressed a very real social problem of the time.

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