The Women's Christian Temperance Union

question 99

Multiple Choice

The Women's Christian Temperance Union

• A) was, at one time, the largest women's organization in American history.
• B) was founded during the Progressive Era.
• C) was headed by a male president.
• D) was later replaced by the Anti-Saloon League.
• E) called for an end to saloons, not for a full prohibition on alcoholic beverages.

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