In the late nineteenth century, the Temperance (Prohibition) Movement in Texas _________
A. made some modest gains but failed to convince voters to endorse a statewide ban on alcoholic beverages
B. succeeded in imposing statewide prohibition in 1890
C. was strongly supported by Germans and other ethnic groups in the state
D. was seen as an extremist movement and had no support at any level from Texans
A
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