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.