Temperance Groups
Values and Beliefs
Miscellaneous
Prohibition
100
Who founded the Women's Christian Temperance Union?
Frances Willard
100
Is complete abstinence from alcohol the definition of temperance?
No.
100
What is Al Capone's full name?
Alphonse Gabriel Capone
100
What amendment repealed Prohibition?
The 21st
200
What tactic did the Anti-Saloon League use to promote temperance?
Pressure politics
200
What is the core belief of temperance? (the definition)
Moderation of a passion which is in most cases alcohol.
200
What year was the 18th Amendment ratified?
1920
200
Where was Al Capone born?
Brooklyn, New York.
300
What Christian group makes its members refrain from the use of alcohol?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon)
300
What did people supporting temperance think alcohol was doing to families?
Causing fathers to not be with their wife and children.
300
Who was the six foot woman attacking bars with her hatchet?
Carrie Nation
300
What drink became very popular during Prohibition?
Moonshine
400
What has caused teenagers to become more "straight edge?"
Bands making it known that they refrain from alcohol.
400
What were the core values that people who were involved in the temperance movement believed in?
Family, social order, and community prosperity.
400
What did the Volstead Act of 1919 do?
Created the Bureau of Prohibition.
400
Why were speakeasies given their name?
People were told to not to talk about them.
500
How many years did it take the American Temperance Society to build up its member base to 1.5 million?
12 years
500
What violent act was happening that caused the temperance movement?
Spousal abuse
500
What was Al Capone arrested/convicted for?
Tax evasion
500
Why was Prohibition repealed?
Crime rates skyrocketed. The general public disliked it strongly. Hard to enforce prohibition.
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