Question

any Progressives believed that alcohol consumption

contributed necessary tax revenues to the economy.
should not be a concern of the federal government.
contributed to poverty and should be banned.
should not be a concern of state governments.

Answer 1

Many Progressives believed that alcohol consumption contributed to poverty and should be banned. This perspective was part of the wider temperance movement, which saw alcohol as a social ill that negatively affected families and society as a whole. The movement ultimately led to Prohibition in the United States with the 18th Amendment in 1920.