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The strength of the temperance movement came from .

factory owners

saloonkeepers

women

How did temperance reformers believe that drinking was connected to poverty?

They believed that all factory workers drank alcohol to excess.

They believed drinking took money that less fortunate people needed to live.

They believed the crime rate in areas of cities where workers lived was high.

Which statement best reflects Gladden’s ideas as expressed here?

The rich have a moral Christian duty to help the poor.

It is sinful that the rich live comfortable and luxurious lives.

The rapid increase in wealth is the cause of poverty.

Whom did Steffens blame for the corruption and bad government that existed in US cities in the late 1800s?

government officials and politicians

immigrants of all nationalities

the American people

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