Question

One success of the temperance movement that advanced the interests of the Great Awakening was the eventual passage of the
A.
Nineteenth Amendment.
B.
Eighteenth Amendment.
C.
Twenty-first Amendment.
D.
Twentieth Amendment.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. Eighteenth Amendment. The Eighteenth Amendment, ratified in 1919, instituted Prohibition in the United States, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. This was a significant success for the temperance movement, which was closely aligned with the moral reform initiatives of the Great Awakening.