Question

Which of the following was a result of the temperance movement achieving its goals? Women gained the right to vote. Child labor decreased in urban areas. There was an increase in crime and alcohol abuse. Unemployment rates decreased throughout the country.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) There was an increase in crime and alcohol abuse.

A result of the temperance movement was that there was an increase in crime and alcohol abuse.

The temperance movement in the United States was a movement in society against alcoholic beverages. The movement promoted abstinence, signaling the negative consequences alcohol had on family, friends, health and the workplace. This movement impulsed stronger laws in the US that derived in the alcohol Prohibition from 1920to 1933. Unfortunately, a result of the temperance movement was that there was an increase in crime and alcohol abuse.