Why Did Temperance Advocates Receive a Boost from World War

question 14

Multiple Choice

Why did temperance advocates receive a boost from World War I?

• A) They pointed out that the biggest breweries-like Pabst, Schlitz, and Anheuser-Busch-had German names.
• B) They said it was unpatriotic to use grain to manufacture liquor at a time when food had to be conserved.
• C) They said that beer was a German plot to undermine America's moral fiber and fighting qualities.
• D) Americans were able to view prohibition as a war measure.
• E) All of these choices

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