Temperance refers to helping people to moderate liquor use or abstain from drinking large amounts of liquor. Prohibition means to make it illegal to manufacture or even sell alcohol. The movement of prohibition was created in order to eliminate businesses that manufactured, distributed, and sold alcoholic beverages. [1] There has been many ideas as to why the prohibition was designed to reduce drinking, but I will only discuss a few. In my opinion, I am for the manufacturing, distribution, and retail of alcohol. In today’s world, alcohol is control with many rules and regulations. The retail of alcohol helps with social events, company parties, romantic dinners, etc. At this time, which is perhaps …show more content…
The movement of prohibition advanced greatly after the formation of the Anti-Saloon League in 1893. This organization was created in Oberlin, Ohio. The league was primarily focused on the issue of prohibition. There were branches the league had across the nation to work with churches in order to devise plans to enforce prohibition. Many organizations, including the league, supported prohibition such as the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. They all soon had begun to succeed in executing prohibition laws. This was soon going to be an outbreak towards a national effort. The Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was introduced, in which it removed license to associate with business from the brewers, distillers, vintners, as well as the wholesale and retail sellers of alcoholic beverages. There was also the creating of dry propaganda. Propaganda in cartoons were illustrated as a specific message from the league. This was created in effort to persuade Americans to support the dry cause through message.