Temperance refers to the moderation or restraint in the consumption of alcohol, often promoting the reduction or elimination of drinking. Prohibition, on the other hand, is a legal ban on the production, sale, and transportation of Alcoholic Beverages, most notably implemented in the United States from 1920 to 1933. The temperance movement aimed to reduce alcohol-related issues, while prohibition sought to eliminate alcohol altogether, leading to various social and economic consequences. Both concepts highlight societal attitudes towards alcohol and its impact on health and morality.
Prohibition came as a result of strong pressure from various Protestant denominations and temperance groups such as the Prohibition Party and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
The temperance movement.
The temperance movement and the Progressive movement both pushed for prohibition,
Because of the powerful temperance movement.
There is no question that the temperance movement, particularly, the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), was the most important political force which resulted in Prohibition in 1920. There could never have been Prohibition without the WCTU.
Prohibition.
William H. McNitt has written: 'Bibliography of resources on temperance and prohibition in the Michigan Historical Collections' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Temperance, Prohibition
Two prohibition organizations today are the Prohibition Party and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).
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Prohibition solidified a strong alcohol temperance movement in the US. The tradition continues today in the form of the neo-prohibition movement.