Why did business owners support the temperance movement? a. they needed sober, responsible workers. b. it was politically correct. c. too many workers smelled of alcohol. d. their wives complained. e. alcoholism is a serious disease.

All of the following statements point out negative aspects of the gilded age except: a. politicians gave government jobs to political supporters. b. political bosses cheated large cities out of millions of dollars. c. industrialists bribed members of congress to ensure favorable votes. d. in 1903, wisconsin became the first state to hold primary elections.