The temperance movement between 1914 and 1919
A) gained momentum as a result of World War I.
B) was opposed by most conservative Christians.
C) saw the Women's Christian Temperance Union peak at 125,000 members.
D) resulted in the unanimous passage by states of the Eighteenth Amendment.
E) gained the support of most Catholic immigrants.

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The temperance movement gained momentum during World War I as alcohol was seen as a wasteful use of grain and a hindrance to the war effort.

The Temperance Movement Between 1914 and 1919