Why did the New York campaigns against vice (gambling, prostitution, saloons) ultimately fail?

A) They could not recruit enough volunteers.
B) Members of anti-vice organizations divided over strategy.
C) The city's population was too large and ethnically diverse for reformers to curb all the illegal activities.
D) They lacked the funds needed to mount a successful campaign.
E) All of these choices


C

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