Some Progressive Era reformers became particularly concerned with the extent to which alcohol was abused after seeing the effects that alcoholism had. These Progressives joined with business leaders, religious leaders, and other reformers to outlaw the sale and use of alcohol, forming the __________.
A. suffrage movement
B. flapper movement
C. right to life movement
D. temperance movement
Answer (2)
Temperance movement. The entire definition of Temperance is abstention from alcohol, and the movement behind it was strongest in the 1910's-20's, resulting in the Eighteenth Amendment, banning the sale and production of alcohol.
This created the need for the twenty-first amendment, which actually does nothing besides repeal the Eighteenth amendment.
The temperance movement, which aimed to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption, gained prominence in the 19th and 20th centuries, culminating in the passing of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1919. Key organizations such as the WCTU and the Anti-Saloon League were instrumental in this movement. Ultimately, Prohibition was enacted, but it was later repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment in 1933.
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