Moral Reforms

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Moral Reforms
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Moral Reform

• Many felt the Morals of our society were at the
  root of many turn of the century problems.
• - Moral Reformers sought to promote Moral
  Improvements such as

• End Drunkenness
• End Gambling
• End Prostitution
• Educate All Children
• Americanize Immigrants and Restrict Entry
  ofNew Immigrants

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Moral Reform

• The Evils of AlcoholThe Temperance Movement

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Carrie Nation Saloon Smasher

• Extremely religious upbringing
• Married a drinker (against parents wishes) who
  died when their daughter was an infant
• Second marriage also unsuccessful - divorced

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Carrie Nation Saloon Hatcher

• Used a hatchet to meet goals of temperance
  movement 1. destroy property2. convert
  saloon keepers

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Another New Amendment!

• 18th Amendment (1919)Prohibited manufacture and
  sale of liquor
• This is known as Prohibition!

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