What Concerns Drove Middle-Class Social Reformers to Form Temperance Societies

question 11

Multiple Choice

What concerns drove middle-class social reformers to form temperance societies throughout Europe and the United States?

• A) Many advocated temperance because liquor and beer were often contaminated, as there were no government standards for food safety.
• B) Temperance advocates saw drunkenness as a sign of moral weakness and a threat to social order.
• C) Social reformers wanted to prevent election tampering whereby the votes of working-class people were bought while they were under the influence of alcohol.
• D) Reformers believed that the enormous increase in criminal activity in cities was directly linked to alcohol-based organized crime.

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