Supporters of the temperance movement advocated for change primarily because why? they believed drinking was the most important cause of society's problems. studies had proven that increased drinking led to increased child labor. drinking alcohol was considered a sin in every christian religion.

Supporters of the temperance movement advocated for Prohibition mainly because they believed drinking was the most important cause of society’s problems.

The temperance movement, formed primarily by Christian denominations, had spread the idea that alcohol was the major cause of the problems that American society was facing. They blamed alcohol for the increasing rate of crime, poverty, violence and the spreading of illnesses. For this reason, they became the main promoters of the Prohibition Act.  

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- "the past is made of multitudinous items ranging from anything that can be collected, recollected or assessed to originate in the past. as such, the past is a gallimaufry of particulars that may not have been related in any way. however, the human mind seeks organization to understand concepts and other things. the human mind therefore seeks relationships in explaining and studying the past. history being a humanity, dictates that historians have to serve this human trait by bringing structure to details of the past. historians do this by creating interpretive frameworks that capture as many details as possible."

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