The temperance movement between 1914 and 1919
A) gained the support of most Catholic immigrants.
B) gained momentum as a result of World War I.
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) was opposed by most conservative Christians.

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The temperance movement gained momentum as a result of World War I. Many supporters of the movement argued that drinking was unpatriotic and that conserving grain for food was necessary for the war effort.

The Temperance Movement Between 1914 and 1919